thomas mair is charged with murder. phil black joins me now. there are obviously restrictions on what one can report, phil, mair is due to appear. is he expected to plead on this appearance? >> reporter: it's probably not likely at this stage, richard. it's very likely this will be a short procedural appearance where he appears before the court. the charges presented to the court, murder, grievous bodily harm and then the court will decide on custody whether he should be remanded in custody while the police continue their investigation. of course, that is very likely given the very serious nature of these charges. but it is the first important step in the judicial process from here. ewe right to some extent it can limit the things to be discussed and certainly limits what the police can say publicly. they've already been very careful. because what they are doing is building a very detailed picture of who this man is and trying to explain his motives. now, they have said the potential for the history of mental health issues that is something tha

those the words of thomas mair. todd blodgett, what was your reaction when you heard who was the man who murdered the labor mp jo coxx? >> w wn i first saw his picture and heard his name, i remembered it. gosh,stst reaction was, aside from the fact it is horrible thing, i t thought, you know, this was t the kinind of i would not have begun to do that. -- guy w would've picked out too that. i thought itit would be more of the brutal types. then i realized, a lot of people i monitored, including a guy named weieight page did a similr thing, i think you went into a hindu temple and killed a bunch of people about three years ago, sometimess those very kikind of people are the most lelethal, which is w why tommy mair people like him represent such a huge challenge to mi5 and other law enforcement because they can be dormant for many years. they can be on the radar or off ththe radar. they're notot the kind ---- tomy mair was not the kind of guy you would pick out to start a fight in a bar. he was not a tough kind of guy.

can you explain what you know about who thomas mair is? >> he was a long time follower of the national alliance. the largest neo-nazi party in the united states with significant ties to europe. 2003, he bought things about weapons, things about explosives, and just as important, he subscribed to a variety of white supremacicist literature. juan: richarard cohen, for those folks not familiar with the national alliance, its founder, the author of the notorious or infamous colts classic on the far right, ththe "turner diarie? >> william pierce, he was a prolific writer and he wrote "the turner diaries" the blueprint for the obama city bombing and also the blueprint for a lot of other terrorist activities. he was a devoted follower of hitler, and that is no exaggeration. he called hitler the greatest man of the 20th century. he talked in his manifesto about the need for white living space and how his followers could not be deterred by the momentary unpleasantness of their task will stop a caressing -- make a reference to genocide. amy: can you

the main suspect, thomas mair, is set to appear at westminster magistrates' court later today. we will bring you an update on that situation as well. then there are the political repercussions. what all of this means in the context of the upcoming brexit vote. all of the campaigning in that has bn suspended by both the leave and the remain campaigns. let's get an update on the situation here. britain remains in a state of shock and outrage after the violent murder of parliamentarian jo cox. now details about the suspect have emerged. 52-year-old thomas mair is in police custody, british media reports. he lives alone in this house near leeds. his neighbor shocked at the news. >> this is totally unexpected. he was very mild-mannered, kept himself to himself. would never, i would have thought, ever even thought of doing this, never mind actually doing it. >> labour mp jo cox devoted a lot of energy fighting to help refugees and people affected by conflicts around the world, leading to the question could racism have been a possible motive in her killing? thomas mair appears to have

thomas mair, he faces charges of murder and also others as well. he is due in westminster imaginester's court later on this day, on saturday. police are also looking as to whether he has links to right-wing extremism and there are questions about his mental health as well. first and foremost at this point in time for this nation, it's all about remembering jo cox. there was a memorial service for her here in this town of birstall just yesterday. top-level politicians from this country attended, including prime minister david cameron, labour leader jeremy corbyn, as well as the speaker of parliament also. our own nic robertson was there and he reports on what happened. >> reporter: they came, young and old, to say their good-byes. >> i never trusted politicians until i spoke to jo, and she changed my mind. ten minutes, that's all i had with her before the election, and she just changed my mind. people can work for the good of mankind. it's sad. >> i live around here, and i think it's such a cruel act and full of hate. >> reporter: a town in mourning

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thomas mair may have had in of mental illness, but lone lunatics do not live in a bubble. they are influenced by outside events, and this comes as british politics have become particularly ugly. the spectator in favor of leaving the european union. the article says there is a clear link between violent rhetoric and violent acts. it is not the brexit or campaigners himself that are directly responsible for her death, not at all, but when you encourage rage, you cannot then be surprised when people become in rage. when you shout "breaking point" over and over again, you cannot be surprised. molly: the latest pro-brexit poster release by leader nigel farage yesterday. florence: yes, if we go back to "the independent," you can see standing by the poster. you see dark-skinned refugees and stretching out with those words, "breaking point," and right underneath it, it says "the eu has failed us." it has been reported to police that it incites racial hatred. critics say it breaches the u.k.'s race laws. look at this political cartoon and "the guardian." poster.tical of this "it is

thomas mair will appear in court later today, accused of shooting and stack jo cox on thursday. cox was a popular labour party lawmaker. police say there is evidence the 52-year-old suspect had ties to a neo nazi movement. they're also look at his mental health and possible links to right-wing extremism. >>> now to decision 2016. donald trump tells supporters in texas he is committed to defending the second amendment. the presumptive republican nominee spoke to a crowd in the woodlands and trump talked about the shooting in orlando. >> if some of those wonderful people had guns strapped right here, right to their waist or right to their ankle and this son of a comes out and starts shooting -- >> trump went on assuring gun holders he would preserve and cherish their right to bear arms. join chuck todd formu "meet the press." he's talking to house speaker paul ryan about the chaos in the republican party and the call for lawmakers to follow their conscience and not necessarily go with trump. >>> russia's track and field team is band from competing in the olympic games in rio de ja

mair, when asked his name he replied death to traitors, freedom for britain. meanwhile, sources described jo cox as an amazing and caring human being. nick? >> reporter: yeah, fredricka, it was a very, very moving metropolitan. jo cox's parents came as well as other family and friends who came to show their outpouring of love they came to show for their daughter. kim spoke, she spoke about jo as being somebody positive, somebody resilient, somebody who had the best characteristics. she said herself sometimes she was a little bit cynical, but jo was always positive. this is what she said. >> we know that there are some evil people in this world. but there are an awful lot of good people, too. when jo would get abuse on facebook or twitter we would talk. and sometimes cry together. but she would still focus on the positive. and talk about the silent majority who didn't always shout the loudest. but who she knew were in her corner. >> well jo cox's husband tweeted out he was very proud of kim. and you know what, after she finished speaking there were so many well

thomas mair allegedly stabbed and shot to death lawmaker jo cox in england friday. she was a supporter staying in the european union. when asked his name in court, he said, "my name is death to traitors, freedom britain." police said mair has a history of mental illness. he allegedly has ties to white supremacists. >>> police have rescued a dozen young girls from a house in southeastern pennsylvania. three adults are under arrest, and police believe one of the girls was given to a man by her family to pay a debt. the house is in a small town of feasterville, halfway between philadelphia and trenton, new jersey. our philadelphia station, kwy, has more. alexa anan alexandria, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors said from time to time they would see little faces home behind me, never quite knowing who these children were inside. police say when neighbors inquired, the man said he lived alone. late thursday, 12 girls were found inside, ages ranging from 6 months to 18-years-old. no birth certificates, no i.d.s, none of them enrolled in school. the owner o

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authorities believe thomas mair shot and stabbed jo cox to death on a street in broad daylight on thursday, because of her position for the u.k. to stay in the european union. in court today, mair gave his name as, "death to traitors, freedom for britain," unquote. following the cox assassination, campaign rallies for and against britain's continued membership in the 28-nation european union remain suspended until monday. for more on what's at stake in the referendum, i am joined by" wall street journal" reporter jenny gross. so, how-- now we've had a couple of days. how big of an impact was the murder of jo cox on this whole process? >> i think it completely changes the game. in the days ahead of the murder, the political rhetoric had gotten increasingly intense and, you know, bitter, including personal attacks. and i think, you know, everyone is just so devastated after the murder of jo cox, and it's definitely given a reset to the tone. >> sreenivasan: you have the polls saying one direction. you have the odds-makers going in a different direction. it seems like it's a bit up in the air

. >> reporter: police escorted 52-year-old thomas mair to court this morning after charging him overnight with murder. the judge asked his name and mair responded, "my name is death to trailtors. free them for britain," an apparent reference to the bitter campaign over whether the u.k. should leave the european union. police say mair shot and stabbed jo cox while leaving a meet with constituents thursday afternoon. one eyewitness told a local newspaper during the attack mair shouted, "britain first," the name of the anti-immigrant far right group. mair reportedly had ties to a neonaughty group in the u.s. along way history of mental illness. today, cox's family visited a memorial close to where she was killed, and spoke for the first time of the brutal attack. >> for now, our family is broken. but we will mend over time. and we will never let jo leave our lives. >> desperate syrian families. >> reporter: cox joined parliament last year and was an ardent defender of the right of refugees. she was also a fierce campaigner for the u.k. to stay in the e.u.. the divisive referendum supfor a vo

they say this 52-year-old man is thomas mair. he's suspected of having ties to an american white supremacist group leading to some speculation that cox's pro-immigration views may have inspired the attack. >>> a historic punishment given today as russia's track and field team has officially been barred from competing in this summer's olympic games in the wake of a state-sponsored doping scandal. the track and field's governing body upheld the competition ban saying russia didn't do enough for readmission. this is obviously an unprecedented punishment laid down on the russians today. is there any new reaction from russia? some may say vladimir putin may say, enough, nobody is going to go. >> it's possible, peter. vladimir putin was lobbying to try to get an opposite decision to this. the ministry in russia is accusing officials here of destroying the dreams of clean russian athletes. talking to members who made the decision, they say they simply felt like they had no choice. here's some of the report. it says there is a deep seede

thomas mair was arrested in connection with the crime. he is called a dedicated supporter of the national alliance and american neo-nazi organization. the killing occurred one week before referendum on whether print should leave the european union. police are also investigating whether the suspect shouted "prin"-- "britain first." it's a party that favors leaving the e.u. >> both the leave and remaining sides stopped campaigning in respect for cox. we are joined by john micklethwait, current editor-in-chief of bloomberg news. where was this heading before this terrible murder took place. headin-- >> it seemed to be heading increasingly for leave. one of the best pollers in britain finally just announced he no longer thought it pretty likely that romaine was going to win and leave seemed to be doing better and cameron seemed to be unable to change the discussion and all the attempts, what they call project fear, saying if you leave europe, it will be a disaster, those didn't seem to be getting through at all and the british people seemed t

. >> woodruff: the accused killer, thomas mair, remains in custody. investigators are looking into possible links to far-right extremist groups. grieving families held more funerals today in orlando, for the victims of sunday's nightclub attack. mourners consoled each other at a service for two of the 49 killed in the mass shooting. also today, orlando's mayor announced that a fund to help the families has collected $7 million. this was also the anniversary of the charleston, south carolina, shootings. one year ago today, a white gunman shot nine black parishioners to death at the emuel a.m.e. church. today, governor nikki haley and other leaders joined in a memorial service, paying tribute to the victims: >> they taught us amazing things. we will forever be changed. the mother emanuel 12, we will always talk about. i don't want it to be talked about on an anniversary. i will always talk about it, whether i'm in state or out of state. i will always talk about these people who changed my life. and i will forever be grateful. >> woodruff: the alleged sh

you have thomas mair the murderer of jo cox. she was pro-remain. and now, what, the netherlands, sweden, italy -- is the european union sing the beginning of the end, alex, and what difference does that make? >> i hope not. that is truly terrifying to me. this is where i disagree must sharply with joseph. you can call the eu what of you like, but [inaudible] farageope that nigel describes, countries divided and doing their own thing, we had that europe going on for 2000 years and for those years, we're seeing constant war, cost of suffering on this continent. this short time of a postwar era has been the longest period of peace on this content. -- continent. we're living in very terrifying times. the national front, leading the polls at the moment for the french presidential election. we are on a level of political crisis we have not seen since the 1930's. i think the glee in some parts of the left about the eu breaking up, i think people are going to regret that. if that leads to a retreat into nationalism, which is only happening. there is no suc

the southern poverty law center in montgomery, alabama, said the shooter, thomas mair, is a longtime supporter of the neo-nazi national alliance and attended a 2000 meeting of british white supremacists. todd blodgett, a paid fbi informant, helped arrange the meeting in london. in court friday, mair gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for britain." britain votes thursday on whether to leave the european union. to see our interview with the head of the southern poverty law center, you can go to democracynow.org. in japan, tens of thousands of people gathered on the island of okinawa to demand the ouster of u.s. military bases. activists said 65,000 people attended what they called the largest protest in two decades against the u.s. military presence. the protests erupted after a former marine working as a civilian contractor at a u.s. base was accused of raping and murdering a 20-year-old woman. the victim's father has called for the removal of all us ses -- of all u.s. bases on okinawa, which hosts about 26,000 u.s. troops. at sunday's rally, lia camargo said u.s. soldiers s

amy: jo cox's murderer, thomas mair, reportedly yelled out "britain first" during the attack. it was a reference to the far-right, anti-immigrant political party of the same name which is pushing for britain to leave the eu. the southern poverty law center in the united states revealed mair is a longtime supporter of the neo-nazi national alliance and that he attended a 2000 meeting of british white supremacists organized by a man who was actually an fbi informant. in court on friday, mair gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for britain." jo cox was a 41-year-old mother of two who worked at oxfam before being elected as a labour mp last year. she was known for her passionate support for syrian refugees and was a member of labour friends of palestine. cox was a vocal advocate for britain to stay in the eu. on thursday, british voters will go to the polls in a historic brexit referendum to decide whether to leave or remain in the eu. well late yesterday on monday, i had a chance to speak with opposition leader jeremy corbyn shortly after he led a tribute to cox in parli

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the suspect, 52-year-old thomas mair, reportedly appeared in court today via video link from the prison where he's being held. >>> syria releasing footage that was said to show fierce fighting against rebel forces where heavy artillery was used. it said government forces were in control of a tower and school, in a village where many casualties were reported from both sides. >>> closing arguments today in the case against a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. caesar goodson is the third of six officers to go on trial. he opted for a bench trial before a judge. >>> cleveland is basking in the glory of their cavaliers winning the nba championship by beating the golden state warriors last night 93-89. wai it was the first major sports championship in the city in 52 years. lebron james was named the series mvp. >>> that's the cnbc news update at this hour. back to you, scott. >> sharon, thanks so much. >>> some saw the final series as a battle between under armour and nike, given the fact high profile stars such as steph curry and lebron are endorsers for those com

during the attack, eyewitnesses said her alleged assassin, thomas mair, shouted "britain first," a possible reference to the far-right, anti-immigrant political party of the same name which is pushing for britain to leave the eu. labor leader jeremy corbyn spoke to democracy now! earlier this week about why he supports staying in the european union. >> i have been campaigning for a remain vote in the european union because i think we have to work with like-minded people across europe who want to deal with tax havens and tax avoidance, and want to protect the environment encourage others to protect its environment. it also, one that is in solidarity with people, rather than seeing them all as enemies. amy: in news from the campaign trail, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton has been endorsed by one of the leading figures of the republican national security establishment brent scowcroft, , the national security adviser to george h.w. bush. his endorsement of clinton is the latest indication of the chaos within the republican party over the presumptive nominee donald trump. not a

thomas mair was arrested for the attack on jo cox. she was pushing for britain to remain part of the eu. no word on the motive. >>> wildfires are threatening homes across the west as hot, dry weather pushes flames into areas that haven't been burned in decades. hundreds of people have been forced from their homes. no one yet has been killed. three babies born in the u.s. have shown birth defects linked to the zika virus. three more were lost to miscarriage or abortion. all the women were affected outside the country. the cdc is worried about outbreaks in the u.s. as the summer season gets under way. >>> turning back to the efforts by some members in congress to pass gun control measures in the wake of the orlando massacre. connecticut democratic senator richard blumenthal has helped lead that fight. so it's going to be a series of votes next week. a little complicated and weedsy on the details. i want to ask you about one specific thing you're pushing for. this is the idea of people whose names appear on the federal terror watch list

this shows police as they are arresting 52-year-old thomas ma mair. the attacker was heard shooting britain first. she leaves behind a husband and two young children. >>> fox news alert to bring you right now. a second flight recorder on egyptair 804 has been recovered. the wreckage was found deep in the mediterranean ocean. officials from egypt said the two black boxes were tucked into the plane's tail. the discovery discovered a major break through. its could shed light on why it crashed last month, leaving all 66 people on board dead. those are your headlines. see you back here soon. >> thank you, heather. >>> meanwhile, there will be a game 7 on sunday in the nba but that's not the only reason you should care about sunday. >> yeah. it's father's day. your kids are going to be getting you some gifts. >> right. i ask every year, i ask for something special and they get me cash. so that's certainly heart warming. what about for you, are you going to get to go home? >> yeah, i'm going to get my dad a few things. i sent him a few things already. steve

minutes after the attack police take down a suspect, a 52-year-old man identified as thomas mair who reportedly has a history of links to neo-nazi groups. >> the words i heard him say britain first. >> reporter: jo cox was a rising star in politics. >> we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides her. >> reporter: her murder plunging britain into grief. >> for this to happen is just. >> reporter: her husband brendan tweeting this photo and issuing a statement. she would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and, two, that we all unite to fight against the hate that killed her. and this morning, word from buckingham palace, her majesty queen elizabeth reached out to the family writing a private letter to brendan cox who now must somehow go on with those two little children and without his jo. david. >> terry moran with us. thanks. >> now on the deadly al ger attack at the disner resort. the autopsy results now in. they are adding safety measures and signage. gio benitez has the test. good mo