8 00 p. M. Attorney general Loretta Lynch and she is there on the picture in the left in the Washington Post story. She vowed to use the full resources of the federal government to investigate the orlando mass shooting. Oh, boy. How are you . I know youre good. I see you here. I have seen this program and i know that it is sponsored by women and focused on women and talks about the power of women. So i know youre great. [applause] thank you for that kind introduction and for the work you do to provide opportunity in advance the cause of justice. Im excited to be here today with all of you. All of you, advocates, allies in the cause of equality and i want to thank the first lady, Michelle Obama and the council for convening todays event and honoring the power of women. And for ensuring that womens issues are seen for what they trulyr american issues. [applause] i know you have had outstanding speakers today. I heard you had some good names. Everyone who has been here has dedicated themselves to ensuring that women have equal access to education, to employment, to health care, to the security that all americans deserve. But let me reserve my greatest thanks for all of you. All of you have come here today but before you came here, you have been working in your communities. You have been working in our schools. You have been working in our places of business, day in and day out to build a world thats more safe, thats more tolerant, more equal and more just, not just for some, but for all. You have been building the world that our daughters will inherit. And i could not be happier to meet all of you. Now, of course, that goal feels poignant today as we think about the kind of world we want for all of our children. And even as we gather here today for a summit about speaking the way forward, about lighting the road ahead, i know that all of our we are reeling from the events of this weekend in orlando. And i want you to know that at the department of justice, i and all of my colleagues, the f. B. I. , the averplet t. F. , our National Security division, our u. S. Attorneys offices in florida, our state and local partners are doing everything that we can to investigate this appalling crime. And we will bring all resources to bear, everything we have. [applause] to this investigation and for all of us, our hearts and prayers are with those 49 innocent lives lost and they are with many more and to the families and loved ones whose lives have been changed forever. As we focus on our response to this terrorist attack, and we will respond, let us never lose sight of who the victims are. Let us never lose sight of them because it is for them that we fight and that we move and that we investigate. It is for them that we build this legacy. As president obama has said, this was an act of terror and it as an act of hate. We know the story by now. The target was a gay club during a latin night and the individuals who were harmed. Who were killed were members and friends of the Lgbt Community, many of them latino, these men and women, many of them young people went to a club just to enjoy their evening and spend time with their friends to celebrate pride month in a place where they could be themselves and a place where they can breathe freely and in a place where they could feel safe. As we all know, Everyone Needs a place of safety. Everyone. Now i know that the women in this room and women all around the country understand the importance of a place of safety, a place where you dont have to look over your shoulder or worry about your surroundings. Lacks. Where you can wre a place where you can be who you are. Everyone needs a place of safety. Everyone. Now for some people place of safety can be your church, can be your mosque. For others, it can be your community center, it can even be a Sorority House. This community today, its a safe place for collaboration, a safe place for discussion, a safe place for growth among women where we can speak with each other and learn from each other in a supportive atmosphere. For our friends and family members and for our loved ones within the Lgbt Community places for inclusion and acceptance have been few and far between even as they remain profoundly necessary. Everyone needs a place of safety. Particularly because for our lgbt friends and family, home is not always the place where you are safe from judgment or violence. Everyone needs a place of safety. And for the bar owners and clubs have at times provided that haven from judgment, that respite from intolerance, that source of comfort and community, indeed, they are provided sanctuary. And this attack this weekend was made all the more devastating because it occurred in such a place, a place that was supposed to be safe. It is deeply damaged the sense of security. It has left a profound feeling of loss. And as always, the question that we ask ourselves is where do we go from here. And for me, the larger answer is in response to this tragedy, we must examine what we can do and what we must do to make our country this beautiful country that we call home a place of safety and comfort for all americans, no matter who we are, no matter where we are from, no matter what we look like or whom we love. Everyone needs a place of safety. Veryone. Those of us at the department of justice, there is also ways for all of us here in this country. Within the department we will continue to investigate this attack and see if there are lessons we can learn to prevent another tragedy. But for all of us, all of us, there are ways we can move forward. We need to have the hard discussion. There is talk about gun laws that allow an individual to legally purchase weapons that facilitate mass killings. We have to have those hard discussions. We have to push back on the voices that prey on fear and are so divisive. And most of all, we have to stand up, we have to stand up against hate. We have to stand up for love, a love that embodies america at its best. And as we all try, as we always do, to make some sense to find some reason in an inherently senseless act, i want all of our lgbt friends, our friends, our family members to know this, that we support you. We stand with you and in the aftermath of this horrific attack, we have been inspired by you. We have been inspired by your Community Coming together in resilience, coming together in strength. Coming together in love. And i know that youve relied on all of these in the past, to know yourselves, to declare yourselves and to stare down prejudice with a defiant pride. You are giving all of us the example that we need to rebuild ur sense of safety, to rebuild our sense of community and to vow never to let fear take hold. And we honor you for that. It can be so tempting to give in to sin civil and despair and easy to believe that our progress has been an illusion, that one step forward will always be met with two steps back. But i want us to remember and remember and hold on to this. The victims of this attack were living in an america that had newly recognized their fundamental right to marry. They were living in a country that had draped the white house in a rainbow flag. They were living in a world where the highest court in our land had declared that love is love and remember this and know this and hold on to this, we are still that country. [applause] that is still us and let us declare and let us be clear and make it so that far from dividing us as terrorism aims to do, let us show the world that this attack, this attack has brought us together in support, has brought us together in solidarity, has brought us together in love. And that was so clear over the last few days. The long lines of men and women in orlando waiting to give blood to help people whose names they had yet to learn. It was so clear and the vigil outside the white house by our lgbt family and members where he mens chorus sang we shall overcome. And women from different regions and different backgrounds and different traditions to talk about how we can draw our nation closer to the fulfillment of our fundamental belief that all men and all women are created equal. We are a country that shares a bond of common humanity. All of us together and that bond, that connection, that same sense that draws us together is stronger than anything that can divide us. Its stronger than race. Its stronger than ethnicity and nationality. Gender identity or Sexual Orientation. Its the principle on which this nation is built. Its the bed rom that our communities share and it has drawn us all here together today and our shared call for safety, for opportunity and advancement. And this common humanity, this bond, has been the spark that has ignited every movement for progress in our history and every movement indeed has faced opposition and faced threats, faced violence and fear, but we ve per servered per see veered. That is still us and what americans do, we stand together. And thats what we will do in the aftermath of this attack. We will all stand together. We will all be united and we will all be proud. And know this, that this department of justice and this administration will never waver in our fight to make sure that these United States of america are a place of inclusion, are a place of equality, are a place of safety for all of us. [applause] i want to thank you for letting me spend a few minutes with you today. And thank you even more than that for coming together today. Thank you for your efforts to promote leadership and create opportunity. Thank you for your support of those that people want to make us hate. Thank you for your love of people that others want to have divided away from us. Thank you for believing in the promise of america and the promise of americas women and the promise of americas future. I know you are going to have a wonderful rest of the conference. Thank you for letting me spend a few minutes here with you today. Cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] we are live on the white house lawn. He is holding a baby. Nd last seen him working and and members of congress and their families enjoy a beautiful evening in washington, d. C. ,. Heres the president members of the house received a classified briefing today about the mass shooting in orlando, florida that took place. Homeland security johnson spoke to reporters. Well start with him first and then hear from several members of congress. I think we had an informative session and many questions about the pending investigation which the f. B. I. Director answered. Its important to remember its still early, 2 1 2 days after the attack in the orlando. I suspect we will be back up here. I know we have a meeting tomorrow with the senate and there will be opportunities to testify publicly. Reporter what do we know about the radicalization of the suspect . That started at the time he was watching these videos in 2012, 2014 . Its fair to say this individual was someone who selfradicalized. There is no evidence at this point that he was part of a group or a cell acting here in the United States. And theres no evidence at this point that this was a fritdirected attack, in other words that this individual had been directed by a terrorist organization or its leadership from overseas to carry out an attack. And this is the environment were anywhere we have to cope with terroristdirected attack, the prospect of a terroristinspired attack from a homegrown extremist which requires that we take the fight militarily to the islamic state, al qaeda overseas. We continue with our aggressive Law Enforcement efforts here at home but there is a role for the public to play, public vigilance and Public Awareness do make a difference. It is almost always the case where someone self radicalizes. Someone close to see the signs and see where the individual was going and we continue to build bridges to american muslim communities to help them help us in our efforts to counter extremism here at home in the United States. And so these are things that we are going to continue to do in the department of Homeland Security since i have been secretary. We have redoubled our efforts at countering violent extremism and building bridges to american muslim communities. I have been around the country meeting with muslim communities many different types and so this whole effort requires a whole of government approach. Of the the loss victims, those who were killed in orlando. We mourn with their families. I know the president will visit orlando on thursday. And so the message here is there are a lot of people in National Security, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, working overtime to protect the American Homeland but there is a role. Public awareness and if you see something, Say Something is more than a slogan. Reporter are you aware of whether his wife tried to talk him out of it . I offer you to the f. B. I. Congress can support us through a budget, through Adequate Funding to resource our efforts in Law Enforcement, in national defense, Homeland Security and i have been pleased with the bipartisan level of support that we have been receiving from ongress for things like t. S. A. Reprogrammings. We got the sign from congress yesterday on that so we can keep the wait times down nationwide through converting parttime to fulltime our t. S. O. s and bringing more on. There is a role for congress to play in terms of ensuring our Homeland Security efforts are adequately funded. Got to go. Thank you. Mr. Jolly i will tell you this is clear this is an individual who sought to be a terrorist and unfortunate. They were well aware of this individual. They had worked the case very hard, but obviously this is one that turned out with consequences that the nation will forever regret. This is someone who south to enact terror on the homeland. Reporter did they explain why . Mr. Jolly you have to ask Law Enforcement. Eporter [inaudible] the first question was about n control and we will arrive as to what the right policies. We have lived through this for 20 years. The partisan solutions arent working. This is a week one nation mourning together and if we and arrive at a consensus reject this democratrepublican and we dishonor those who were lost. Shame on members of congress who use a tragedy in orlando to play politics. And thats on both sides of the aisle and shame on president ial candidates who do the same thing. A members briefing that turns into questions of partisanship is unfortunate to the American People. A tribute to Law Enforcement. They were doing the best they could in this case. This was someone who was intent on being a terrorist and unfortunately he achieved it. Reporter if someone is bent on being a terrorist should they be able to purchase a firearm . Mr. Jolly nobody wants people who are on the nofly list to buy firearms. At the same time, there is people on the nofly list who have no due process. The answer doesnt just sit on one side of the aisle or the other. I have draft legislation but it says if you are denied because are on the nofly list, you have 30 days of due process to petition a court to purchase a firearm and the government has the responsibility to prove why you are on the nolie list. We can get there together. You shouldnt be on the nofly list without due process and when they fall back into their partisan trenches, we get nothing done. It is as heartbreaking to see people yelling on the house floor and president ial candidates casting credit or blame marco rubio. This is dust gusting and we shouldnt be republicans or democrats. We should solve this issue. The briefing is important. Disgusting. Hip is reporter did they say anything about his phone . Mr. Jolly its a samsung and not an apple. They do and ill leave it to Law Enforcement. But i do understand they have the phone. The reports are that they have access to the phone. Reporter did you learn anything new in there . Mr. Jolly and this is very important, this is very important, this is someone who had south out the opportunity to be a terrorist and to enact terror on the homeland and he achieved it. The intent was clear here and you need to ask [inaudible] mr. Jolly the entire profile is being studied and i would leave it to Law Enforcement. Reporter do you know if his wife was involved in the planning of the attack. Mr. Jolly that is an open question that i suggest you ask Law Enforcement but clearly everybody related to him is being asked questions about what they knew. Reporter Law Enforcement and the f. B. I. Drop the ball at all in vetting his background . Mr. Jolly i know they are studying this question. This was a person of interest and revisiting every decision they made. This is somebody that they had been following and it speaks to the effort of Law Enforcement that they are working very hard. How do you stop everybody. We know how many they have stopped. Thats a question we wrestle with. I know Law Enforcement is wrestling with as well. This is not the time to second guess Law Enforcement. They will do that themselves and reevaluate best practices. Congress will provide the oversight to make sure those est practices are implemented. Reporter did you get more answers today on what happened . Mr. Grayson the information they had was interesting and we were told it was going to be a classified briefing. [inaudible] mr. Grayson what is happening now the f. B. I. Is following up with the computer, social media to try to make sure he acted alone and there are no further threats. My concerns are a little different. Its possible to kill so many people so quickly and didnt get any further information about that. The weapon was described to us but didnt have anything like an ammunition count, the time it took to kill so many people. Why this was the worst mass shooting, one person with one weapon was able to kill 50 people in a matter of minutes. Reporter there are a lot of estions abo