12/06/2016 BBC Weekend News

America suffers its worst mass shooting.

GUNFIRE. Oh, my God. They are all shooting back and forth.

He's been identified as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old US citizen.

This was an act of terror and an act of hate, and as Americans we are

united in grief and outrage and in resolve to defend our people.

In other news, David Cameron's latest warning on the risks

of leaving the EU - the value of our pensions

And the sun shines for the Queen after rain puts a damper

on the hampers at a street party on the Mall.

At least 50 people have been killed and dozens injured in a nightclub

in Florida in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

A man armed with an assault rifle opened fire at a gay club

in Orlando and took hostages before being shot dead.

He's been named as Omar Mateen, and reportedly pledged allegiance

to so-called Islamic State after the attack began.

Our Washington correspondent Laura Bicker has the latest.

The shocking sound of rapid gunfire echoed through the Orlando streets.

Recorded by witnesses, who feared the worst.

Dozens managed to flee the popular gay nightclub, but still worried

We were hearing the bullets just go constantly.

All you can do is think of right now yourself, and then help others,

When I knew I was safe, but the guns were still going

and the police were like, go, go, go!

I had no choice but to help the people that were shot.

One mother got a text from her son pleading for help as

He told her he loved her and feared he would die.

Others were distraught, just desperate for news.

I don't know where my son is, no one can tell me where my son is.

If he has been shot, if he's dead, no one knows.

But they told me there are fatalities.

As police responded, the attacker held hostages for three hours.

Police say he had an assault rifle, a handgun and some sort

Special SWAT teams rescued 30 people, but inside, they found

Just to look into the eyes of our officers, that

You could tell that they were all shaken by what they

They did an unbelievable job, courageous efforts, rescuing

This is now being investigated as an act of terror.

The suspect has been identified as Omar Mateen,

the FBI says it's trying to establish if he had

Although it is early in the investigation, we know enough to say

that this was an act of terror and an active hate. As Americans, we are

united in grief and outrage and resolve to defend our people. This

is the deadliest shooting in America's history, at a place young

people counterparty. -- came to party.

A state of urgency has now been declared in Orlando,

and as the investigation continues, the police are urging calm

until they know more and are clear about a motive.

And we can speak to Rajini Vaidyanathan in Orlando now.

What more do we know about the suspect?

Omar Mateen was, as we understand, in his late 20s, and was from a

place called Port Saint Lucy, about a two-hour drive from here in

Orlando. One congressman said his family were from Afghanistan and he

was trained in the use of weapons, although that has not been confirmed

by the FBI. There are other reports that we are just getting in that

after the shooting began, Omar Mateen called 911, the emergency

number here, to pledge allegiance to Islamic State. As people called for

calm after this devastating attack, we have heard from Donald Trump, the

presumptive Republican nominee for president, who said that this all

proves that he was right about Islamic terrorism. Some people say

that Mr Trump is just stoking fear and playing politics at a tense time

in America. Others say that he has a point and that more needs to be done

to contain the terror threat on home soil. But while the politics is also

something people are talking about, right now here in Orlando, people

are just focusing on the fact that 50 people lost their lives, and many

victims still haven't been identified. And this attack, the

worst mass shooting in American history, happened during Gay pride

month. Now people here are in mourning. Thank you.

David Cameron has warned that spending on pensions,

the NHS and defence might not be protected from cuts in the longer

term if the UK leaves the European Union.

Vote Leave have called it a "baseless threat",

but the Prime Minister said he had a duty to spell out the risks,

as our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.

From the cost of a flight to the price of buying food,

the impact on jobs and wages and the effect on immigration.

In this campaign, no issue is out of bounds.

Today, the Prime Minister opened up a new front, warning again that

leaving could damage the economy, but adding that could affect public

He quoted economists who predict Brexit will hit public finances.

They say there will be something like a ?20-40bn black hole.

Of course, you could meet that by putting up taxes on ordinary

hard-working people, or by going back to borrowing more

Or it could be cuts, cuts in things like pensions

or health or others, and my point is, we don't

At the moment, the state pension is protected

by what is called a triple lock, which means it always

rises with earnings, inflation or by 2.5%,

And pensioner benefits like free bus passes are protected.

But the Prime Minister claims in the next parliament that

NEWSREEL: If you are as old as him, you will have found a big increase

Pensioners have long been key voters, particularly

for Conservatives, and some Tories who want to leave the EU say

the fact they are being targeted is a sign of desperation

from a failing Remain campaign making baseless claims.

We have had months of months of regular levels of fear, and now

But what I don't understand with this is effectively

the Prime Minister is undermining our own manifesto

Today, the Ukip leader suggested any short-term economic shock

from leaving would be outweighed by long-term benefits.

Even if sterling were to fall a few percentage points

The point is we have a floating currency, and it will

But even those who believe claims on both sides have been exaggerated

are keen to stress the economic risk of a Brexit, hammering home

There is a real risk in terms of employment overall.

I think there is a risk to the pound in the short term, and that

will have consequences, no doubt about it.

The economic argument is so key to those who want

the UK to stay in the EU, they are throwing everything at it,

targeting individual groups on issues they think matter most.

It's a sign of just how high they know the stakes are.

The Justice Secretary Michael Gove, who is campaigning to leave the

European Union, says that the government is working towards Turkey

joining the U. With ten days to go before polling day, he talked to our

political editor Laura Kuenssberg in his family home in Aberdeen.

The personal is political. Growing up in the 70s, and Aberdeen

schoolboy saw his dad's fish merchant business go to the wall.

Now he is the Lord Chancellor, and Ernie and Christine Gove are long

retired. The family blamed the EU then, and they blame it now. It just

went downhill. I saw the pride that my father and grandfather had in

their business, and obviously it was very difficult to cope with seeing

everything they had built to disappear. I was just a schoolboy,

at the time I didn't know what I was going to be doing in the future, but

it stayed with me, and I remember when I was at university in the

1980s, when there were debates about Europe, I remember feeling that some

of the debates were not rooted in real people's experience. There was

a lot of airy fairy series. But votes are about the future, and as

we talk this afternoon, ten days away from the vote, you can't tell

voters how our economy would work. You can't tell voters how we could

continue to trade with the rest of the EU. You can't guarantee

anything. All I want for the people of the United Kingdom is what people

in Australia and Canada have, which is the chance to take back control

of their own future. So in that sense, I am not suggesting that

Britain boldly goes where no man has gone before. I'm suggesting that

Britain becomes an independent software of running country. Taking

on his friends in the Cabinet in the fight of their lives, he believes a

leaked memo shows Turkey is on its way into the EU, despite what his

colleagues say. I understand why there are some people who say that

Turkey will not join the European Union any time soon, but the

evidence is that the British government and the European Union

are actively working towards Turkey joining the European Union, and

Turkish citizens being able to travel throughout the EU. On home

turf, fishing quotas mean that many trawlermen have had dislike of

Brussels as well as the CNA blood. When I bought this ship, I was a big

player, but now we are small. This decision is bigger than one

politician, one industry. The people of this country have decided to use

this debate as a and opportunities say that the submit assumptions the

political establishment have had are wrong, and they are going to send a

clear instruction to the establishment that they want a

different course, a change in direction. Sounds suspiciously like

a prediction the country will vote to leave. Both sides have ten days

to persuade you. You have ten days left to decide. Laura Kuenssberg,

BBC News, Peterhead. And we'll have a profile of a senior

member of the Remain European football's governing body

has warned the England and Russian teams that they could be expelled

from Euro 2016 if their fans repeat the violence which marred the end

of last night's match. Let's speak to our sports editor

Dan Roan in Chantilly this evening. How's this going down

with the England team? They will be very concerned. In the

last hour, the FA have issued a statement saying they will treat

this Uefa threat Woody Austin most -- this Uefa threat with the utmost

seriousness, and while they might, it would be unprecedented for any

team to be kicked out of the European Championships. The England

team are behind me here in this hotel in Chantilly, but they do so

now with the threat of expulsion hanging over their heads. Uefa

issued a statement say they were disgusted by the scenes over the

last few days in Marseille, running battles with the police, clashes

between rival sets of supporters, Russian fans behaving dreadfully

inside the stadium last night, for which they now face separate

disciplinary and by Uefa, and the next headache for the authorities

comes later this week when England play Wales just down the road. The

previous day, Russian fans will be gathering to play another game

against Slovakia, and that potentially is another flash point

for the organisers to deal with. Down, many thanks.

Northern Ireland began their Euro 2016 campaign this afternoon.

Their opening group match against Poland.

It ended in defeat. The only goal was this second-half strike,

Northern Ireland had few chances and must now regroup for their next

match against Ukraine on Thursday. The Queen has said she's

delighted by the support and encouragement from well-wishers

after three days of celebrations Speaking to thousands

of people in the Mall, how she'd be feeling

if people were still singing Our royal correspondent

Nicholas Witchell reports. When the mallard ducks

from St James' Park look at home among the puddles on the mall,

a local resident may well have gazed out and wondered if the British

weather was going to spoil For hours, as the 10,000 guests

arrived, it very nearly did. By the time the festivities

were launched by the band of the Royal Marines,

the rain was easy off. And by the time the Queen

and the Duke of Edinburgh appeared, it had stopped, and the principal

guests were clearly in the mood The Royal chauffeur received

an unmistakable royal command, And so, in double-quick time,

the Queen found herself on the podium listening to a tribute

from her grandson William. I hope you won't mind if I say

a personal thank you to the Queen, and to do so on behalf

of all her grandchildren Granny, thank you for everything

you have done for your family. We could not wish you a happy

birthday. And then, from the Queen

herself, this. To everyone here today,

and to those holding street parties elsewhere,

I would like to say thank you for the wonderful support

and encouragement that you continue How I will feel if people

are still singing happy birthday in December remains to

be seen! There was a parade with

reminders from her reign. This was a model of the Royal yacht

Britannia. But above all, a day which had begun

under grey skies which finished in sunshine had one overwhelming

message of gratitude. Nicholas Witchell, BBC News,

at Buckingham Palace. There's more throughout the evening

on the BBC News Channel.