amna: In the day's other
headlines --
the plea was guilty, the
sentence was life in prison for
the murders of five people at a
Colorado Springs nightclub last
fall.
The defendant entered guilty
pleas at a livestreamed hearing,
and survivors and victims'
relatives had their say.
In a Colorado courtroom today,
Stephanie Clark confronted the
person who shot and killed her
35-year-old sister, Ashley Paul,
and recalled telling her niece
that her mom was gone.
>> The lives you have shattered
and the sadness, anger and grief
my family and I have to endure
is overwhelming.
Our lives are forever changed
and this is a whole other level
of pain by the way she was taken
from us.
We never got to say our last
goodbyes or I love you before
she was gone.
Amna: Paul was one of five
people killed in the November
2022 mass shooting at club Q, an
lgbtq nightclub in Colorado
Springs.
The victims, Daniel Astin and
Daniel rump, club employees, and
Kelly, Raymond and Ashley,
patrons the shooter, who
identifies as non-bayern airy --
non-binary, used in ar-15 style
rifle in the attack.
They have received one life
sentence for each person killed,
adding up to hundreds of years
in prison.
Cassandra was celebrating a
friend's birthday on the night
of the attack with her boyfriend
of six years, Raymond.
>> We as victims have to deal
with the physical, mental and
psychological consequences for
the rest of our lives.
The immense amount of hate he
chose to release on innocent
people just trying to have a
good night, I ask you to give
the maximum possible sentence.
Amna: For months, families said
the shooter could acknowledge
targeting the lgbtq community,
but today's plea carried no
detail about motive even as they
pleaded no contest to bias
crimes.
Shooter could still be charged
with federal hate crimes as the
impact from last year's mass
shooting continues to ripple
through the community.
Colorado no longer has a death
penalty, but a conviction on
federal charges could still mean
a death sentence for the
shooter.
In Florida, lawyers made closing
arguments in a trial linked to
the 2018 parkland school
shootings that killed 14
students and 3 staffers.
A former sheriff's deputy, Scot
Peterson, is charged with child
neglect for not confronting the
gunman.
Today, prosecutors condemned
Peterson's inaction.
The defense argued he had
followed protocol.
Ms. Gomes: The defendant was
taught, as all police officers
in Broward county, and likely in
this entire country since
columbine, that you move towards
the sound of gunshots, and there
is no other job that you should
be doing in that moment -- get
in, cause a distraction, and
save lives.
Mr. Eiglarsh: Every officer that
responded to that scene, whether
it be the 36 year veterans, or
those with less experience, all
did exactly what they are
trained, they take tactical
positions of cover, because only
in cheesy movies does the cop
just walk around without a
bulletproof vest, and somehow
walks like he's 10 feet tall and
bulletproof.
Amna: This is the first trial
for any law enforcement officer
in the U.S. Related to a school
shooting.
A new round of severe storms has
claimed 3 more lives in parts of
the midwest.
Video on Sunday captured a
tornado outside Indianapolis as
it ripped through at least 75
homes.
A twister in southern Indiana
killed one man.
Meanwhile, high winds blew a
tree onto a home in central
Arkansas.
Two people died there.
In the Middle East, Israel's
far-right government approved
plans today for another 5,000
homes in jewish settlements
across the occupied west bank.
The move defies U.S. Appeals to
halt expansion.
It also follows a recent wave of
violence between Israeli
settlers and Palestinians.
It's not clear when construction
will begin.
The annual hajj, the pilgrimage
to Mecca, officially began today
in Saudi Arabia, back at full
capacity after years of pandemic
restrictions.
Some two million muslims
finished the ritual circuit
around the kaaba in Mecca, then
headed to camp in a vast tent
city in the desert.
Many said they overcame
obstacles to their journey,
including inflation.
Palestinian pilgrim: For the
sake of the holy mosque and
seeing the kaaba, saluting the
prophet and standing on the pure
arafat mountain, everything is
worth it.
But the economic conditions are
really tough, and the prices are
embarrassing.
Amna: The hajj is one of the
largest religious gatherings in
the world.
All muslims are required to make
the pilgrimage at least once, if
they are able to do so.
Back in this country --
the supreme court cleared the
way for resuming a legal
challenge to Louisiana's
congressional map.
The republican-drawn map has
just one majority-black
district, and challengers say
that violates the civil rights
of black residents, who make up
one-third of the state's
population.
This month, the high court
struck down Alabama's
congressional map on similar
grounds.
On Wall Street, the week got off
to a slow start as tech stocks
led the way lower.
The Dow Jones industrial average
lost 12 points to close at
33,714.
The NASDAQ fell 156 points -- 1
percent.
The S&P 500 slipped 19.
And, a passing of note.
John Goodenough, who helped
create the widely used
lithium-ion battery, has died in
Austin, Texas.
Goodenough's work, along with
others, revolutionized battery
technology in the 1990's.
Nearly 30 years later, he shared
the Nobel prize for chemistry
for his accomplishments.
John Goodenough was 100 years
old.
Still to come on "The
newshour"...
President Biden lays out his
plan to expand access to
broadband internet.
Many major retailers pull back
their lgbtq merchandise after
conservative backlash.
And two film critics take a look
at the most anticipated summer
movies.
>> This is "The pbs newshour"
from weta studios in Washington,
and in the west from the Walter
Cronkite school of journalism at
Arizona state university.