So leaving the broken system the way it is, thats not a solution. In fact, thats the real amnesty, pretending we can deport 11 Million People or build a wall without spending tens of billions of tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money isnt betting that is really just factually incorrect. Its not going to work. Its not good for this country. Its a feant that offers nothing to help the middle class and demeans our tradition of being both a nation of laws nd a nation of immigrants. In the end, it is my firm belief that immigration is not something to fear. We dont have to wall ourselves off from those who may not look like us right now or pray like we do or have a different last name, because being an american is about somet l. A. Makes us americans are our shared commitment to an ideal, all of us are created ideal, all of us have a chance to make of our lives what we will. And every study shows that whether it was the irish, the ls or the germans or the italians or the chinese or the the ese or the mexicans or kenyans, whoever showed up over time, by second generation, third generation, those kids are americans. They do look like us, because we dont look one way. We dont all have the same last names, but we all share a creed and we all share a commitment to the values that founded this nation. Thats who we are. And that is what i believe most so, heres the bottom line. Weve got a very real choice that america faces right now. We will continue to implement the existing programs that are already in place. Were not going to be able to move forward with the expanded programs that we wanted to move forward on, because the Supreme Court was not able to issue a ruling at this stage. And now weve got a choice about who were going to be as a country, what we want to teach our kids, and how we want to be represented in congress and in the white house. Were going to have to make a decision about people tolerate the hypocrisy of the system where the workers who pick our never make our beds have the chance to get right ith the law. Were going the cruelty of ripping children from their parents arms or whether we actually value families and keep them together for the sake of all of our communities. Were going to have to decide whether were a people who continue to educate the worlds brightest students in our high schools and universities, only to then send them away to compete against us or whether we encourage them to stay and create new jobs and new businesses right here in the united states. These are all the questions that voters now are going to have to ask themselves and are going to have to answer in november. These are the issues that are going to be debated by candidates across the country, most congressional candidates, as well as the president ial candidates, and in november americans are going to have to make a decision about what we care about and who we are. I promise you this, though sooner or later, Immigration Reform will get done. Congress is not goi its not a matter of if, its a matter of when. And i can say that with confidence because weve seen our history. We get these spasms of Politics Around immigration and fear mongering, and then our traditions and our history, and our better impulses kick in. Hats how we all ended up here because i guarantee you at some point every one of us has somebody in our background who people didnt want coming here. And yet here we are. And thats whats going to happen this time. The question is, do we do it in a smart, rational, sensible way , or do we just keep kicking the can down the road . I believe that this country deserves an immigration policy the American People, and i think were going to get that. Hopefully were going to get it in november. All right . Ill take it. Ill take two questions. Two questions. Go ahead. Reporter thank you. Realistically what do you see as the risk of deportation of four Million People . We say you we cant deport 11 million, and theres a chunk of time here. President obama well, let me be very clear, what was unaffected by todays ruling or lack of a ruling is the enforcement and priorities that we put in place, and our enforcement priorities that have been laid out by secretary jea johnson at the department of Homeland Security are pretty clear. We prioritize criminals. We prioritize gangbangers. We prioritize folks who have just come in. What we dont do is to prioritize people who have been here a long time who are otherwise roots in connection in their communities, and so those enforcement priorities will continue. The work that weve done with the dream act is those policies remain in place. So what this has prevented us from doing is standing the scope of what weve done with the dream act kids. Keep in mind, though, that even that was just a temporary measure. All it was doing was basically saying to these kids, you can have confidence that you are not going to be deported, but it does not resolve your ultimate status. That is going to require congressional action. Although im disappointed by the lack of a decision today by the Supreme Court, a deadlock, this does not substantially change the status quo, and it doesnt negate what has always been the case, which is, if were really going to solve this problem effectively, weve got to have Congress Pass the law. I have pushed to the limits of my executive authority. We now have to have congress act. And hopefully were going to have a vigorous cabet during this election. This is how democracy is supposed to work. And there will be a determination as to which direction we go in. As i said, over the long time im very confident about the direction this country is going, because weve seen this in the past. If we havent seen it in the past, america would look very different than it does today. But whether were going to get this done now, soon, so that this this divisive force in our politics, and we can get down to the business of all pulling together to create jobs and educate our kids and protect urselves from external threats and do the things that, you know, we need to do to ensure a Better Future for the next generation, thats going to be the determining part by how voters turn out and who they vote for in november, all right . One more question. Go ahead, mike. Reporter since Going Forward questions, number one, is this going to are you going to be able to do anything more at all for immigrants Going Forward in terms of executive action before the election of the next president . And number two, do you in any way take this as some republicans presented this as a slap at your use of executive authority of this t circumscribe how aggressively or forcefully you use executive authority the remainder of your time in office . President obama ok. I on the specifics of immigration, i dont anticipate that there are additional executive actions that we can take. We can implement what weve already put in place that is not affected by this decision, now what to follow has been ruled on in the fifth circuit, because the Supreme Court could not resolve the issue. And were going to have to abide by that ruling until an of tion, and a confirmation a ninth justice of the Supreme Court so that they can break this tie, because weve always said that we are going to do what we can lawfully through executive action, but we cant go beyond that. And weve butted up about as far as we can on this particular topic, and it does not have any impact, from our perspective orkt host of other issues that were working on, because each one of these issues has a different analysis and is based on different statutes or different interpretations of our authority. So, for example, on climate change, thats based on the Clean Air Act and the e. P. A. And previous Supreme Court rulings as opposed to a period of prosectorial discretion that in the past is every other president has exercised. And the Supreme Court wasnt definitive one way or the other this. The problem is, we dont have a ninth justice. So that will continue to be a problem. With respect to the republicans, i think what it tells you is that if you keep on blocking judges from getting n the bench, then courts can issue decisions, and what that means is then youre going to have the status quo frozen, and were not going to make progress on some very important issues. Now, that may have been their strategy from the start, but its not a sustainable strategy, and its certainly a strategy that will be broken by this election, unless the basic theory is we will never confirmation judges again. Hopefully thats not their theory, because thats not how a democracy is designed. It was a one opinion that said we cant come up with a decision. I think that would be a little bit of a stretch. Maybe the next time they ca if we have a full court issuing a full opinion on anything, then we take it seriously. This we have to abide by, but it wasnt any kind of value statement for a decision. All right . Thank you, guys. Center abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. We are following four big breaking news stories right now. A judge finds baltimore officer Caesar Goodson not guilty in the death of freddy gray. Plus, as you just heard, the Supreme Court issues two major decisions this morning. And Police Respond to a gunman at a Movie Theater in germany. All while democrats here at home continue their sitin on gun control and protesters gathered outside the capitol. But we begin right now in baltimore, with that breaking news, the judge goodson jr. Not guilty in the death of freddie gray. We have Live Team Coverage for you, starting with our Maryland Bureau chief, brad bell, who was inside the courtroom when the judge made that ruling earlier today. Brad . Brad jummy, a very different kind of giving of a verdict. Normally we hear a jury come out and they ask him how do you find, and they say guilty or not guilty. This judge was the trier of the case, the trier of facts, and he laid out his reasoning for his not guilty verdict on each of the seven charges. You mentioned Second Degree depraved heart murder, there was also involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent manslaughter, reckless endangerment, as well as misconduct in office and assault. Not guilty across the board, the judge said, because the evidence simply wasnt there of criminal activity. Give you a live look outside the courtroom now, courthouse, this verdict coming down just about an hour and a half ago, and front here. There is a zone where protesters are allowed to be, and that is over here, and i believe that if you did an official count youd find more members of the media than actual protesters here, but there are a few people offering opinions about what happened here today. Now, earlier, we had an opportunity to speak to the president of the baltimore chapter of the naacp, this was her reaction to hearing the verdict. I was disappointed as he went through it, because i see very clearly that the rules and regulations that the police have that they can do things, but its not a criminal issue with the courts, so you can be wrong for doing some things, and it might be bad behavior, but when is it going to turn into a criminal act where we can get justice in the courtroom, especially if someones been dead . Ive seen where people have sued the police for taking them too many time or putting mayes in their face and they get 40,000 or here someones dead and no one is accountable for it. Brad now, she did go on to say that she felt that justice is happening in this case. She says its history that Police Officers were charged and brought to court, and she can certainly respect the findings of the judge in this case. The judge, again, simply saying that the officer may have made a mistake. There may have been an error in judgment when he did not seat belt freddie gray in the back of his transport van, but that does not rise to the livel of a correct act. The judge also saying that this officer was the driver of the police van, that this officer couldnt have known that freddie gray needed medical attention, because it was not outwardly visible. Essentially repudiating everything the state had alleged in this case. Now, we said at the outset, weve got Team Coverage on this matter. We want to go to my colleague, sam sweeney, whos been sampling opinion for those who did come to the courthouse today. Sam . Sam brad, of all of the trials and the motions in the cases that we have heard dealing with the six Police Officers, this actually has been the comment. As you mentioned, theres more members of the media than protesters. Take a live look up this sidewalk. Its very calm out here. Typically theres marches, theres demonstrators that line the streets. Sometimes they actually have closed this road here in front of the courthouse. But really, nothing like that has happened here, but that still hasnt stopped the disappointment from some of the people in the community, especially those who live in west baltimore. Thats freddie grays neighborhood. One of them is right here. Hes an elder you are here. Youre here every time, you work and live in the community. How upset were you when you found out the verdict . We were completely devastated, quite frankly. We feel that the local criminal Justice System has failed us, just as the im system is failing black and brown and poor working class people all over the country when these type of cases happen. Sam you often have protesters out here, sometimes that many people out here. Why a noshow . Jummy all right, were having issues i think people are so consumed with poverty, unemployment. They are so consumed about the daytoday that people are just trying to keep their heads above water and trying to make ends meet for their families, and the city is stricken by poverty. But i think that people are devastated by this decision because they care about their sons and their daughters who are ultimately the prey of the police. And clearly when the police kill unarmed africanamerican men and increasingly women, nobody is held accountable. I think that people are angry. Its just that people are so consumed with the daytoday of trying to make and trying to provide ends meet and trying put food on the table for their families. Jummy all right. Were still having problems with sam sweeneys life shot. There are still upcoming cases in this trial. Brian sandrace garrett mill her stand trial in july. We know the retrial is set for september. The final trial for alicia white is scheduled for october 13. And make sure you stay with us right here on abc up as we follow every development in these trials. Well have more reaction from baltimore coming up on abc 7 news at 4 00, and as always, on our website, wjla. Com. Also breaking right now we know a man is dead after police say he showed up to a Movie Theater in western germany with a gun. Authorities say he was heavily armed no. Police inside the theater were injured. Police shot and killed him. Well continue to following this developing story as we await new information. Also happening right now, a handful of democrats continuing their protest on the house floor. Its the subject of our abc 7 grab your phone, your laptop right now, and head to wjla. Com votenow. The question of the day is, do you support the members of congress staging this sitin for gun control . Lets head over to our suzanne kennedy. She is in the newsroom with the latest on this. Suzanne, this has been going on for more than 24 hours. Suzanne it has, jummy. It started around 11 30 yesterday. The house adjourned at 3 15 this morning, but House Democrats are still continuing their action in congress at this hour. We want to show you a live scene being provided through the Facebook Page of congressman ben orourke. Since the cameras are currently turned off in the house, this is the only way to show whats happening on the hill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for the republican majority to turn the cameras back on, but as of yet, that has not happened. The protest starred at 11 30 yesterday t. Lasted through the night and on into the Early Morning hours. 168 members of the house have either been present or have spoken. Around 10 00 last night, House Speaker paul ryan attempted to gavelth session, but angry democrats chanted no bill, no break. House democratic whip steny hoyer spoke just before 4 00 this morning and vowed to continue this fight. Representative hoyer the republicans shut down peoples house. The republicans are leaving town after working here for approximately six hours this week. With Unfinished Business of the American People. The American People should not be happy about that. I dont think they will be appy about that. Suzanne speaker of the house paul ryan is calling this a publicity stunt, because these gun control measures were voted down last week. House is officially adjourned until after the fourth of july break. We have just learned that at 12 30, all of the House Democrats are going to be called back into chambers, and theyre going to figure out what their next step is going to be r. They going to continue this fight and straight through fourth of july to the fifth of will they table it for now and resume after the break . Well keep you posted. Suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. Jummy thank you. Right now, thousands of protesters are outside the capitol in a sitin, demanding action on gun control. Our kimberly suitor is there live. Quite a show of support there. Kimberly yes, its not thousands, jummy, at this hour. Its probably up to about 200 right now. Lets show you the group thats gathered here. Well take you inside the circle. Weve got about three different progun control groups gathered here, and as different members of Congress Make their way outside, the group is looking to them and cheering them on. You can see a member of congress here, and you can see the reverend Jesse Jackson standing in the wings here on your left. We are presuming he is about to speak. The group behind him with the sign is there with the brady campaign, and in many other every town for gun safety, also moms demand action for gun sense in america. When the members of congress arent organically stepping outside and addressing the crowd about their concerns, they nil with their own members, and they talk about surviving gun violence and that sort of thing. So as suzanne mentioned, the cameras inside the house not showing whats happening there, and so people are using the pulpit outside of the u. S. Capitol right now. So, again, about 200 pro gun control advocates gathered here in the wake of the orlando shooting, and they are asking for the hash tag, the social media campaign, nobillnobreak to continue to be perpetuated. Well see if they get what theyre looking for. But this is not really a plan. Theres no schedule. This is organic. Members of the house and senate crowd, then going back outside this. Crowd, as you know, has been out here since last night. It waned overnight, and they returned here, and its been growing over the last hour. Reporting live on capitol hill, kimberly, now back to you. Jummy . Jummy kimberly, thank you. Stay or go, those are the options for voters in britain today as they decide whether the country should remain in the european union. More than 46 Million People have registered to vote. Opinion polls suggest this will be a tight race, but will likely end with voters deciding to stay in the e. U. Many conside leaving the e. U. Because they believe the organization has changed its focus. We just heard the president talking about the Supreme Courts decision on immigration, but the justice has made another important decision earlier this morning. The Supreme Court upheld the affirmative action policy at the university of texas in austin by a 3 vote. The institution by a 43 vote. The institution considers race when admitting incoming freshman, but guarantees admission for students who their Texas High School class. Also tracking storms moving through the region torked the rain from this morning wrapping up, but we can see around 2 00 later on this afternoon, lets get to our meteorologist tracking that you will for us. Josh, will this be as severe as tuesday . Josh the good news is it looks like most of the severe weather, the stronger thunderstorms are going to stay farther to the south. Let me show what you moved through this morning. In case you were still asleep earlier as these pushed through, bringing about an inch of rain to a lot of places and gusty winds, but nothing quite to that severe criteria. Temperaturewise, hanging in the mid 70s. We are looking for a few breaks there in the sunshine. Now we switch over and youre looking at the same thing, but basically from radar as all the heavy rain pushed right across the region. What pops up later today, really going to favor areas like charleston and then more so into central sandrrg southwestern virginia. For us, weve actually lost some of that storm risk from the storm prediction center. Now theyre putting us just in that marginal category. So a change in a better direction for us as we head thunderstorms are going to stay in the forecast. Thats what were going to watch as we head out later on today, and were starting to find sunshine, and general temperatures make their way up into the 80s. Up to the get outside now that were drying out . Were about 7959 1 00. When those thunderstorms start to pop up, im expecting about 4 00, and then through the evening. Ill time those out by you, and well look at a much prettier weekend forecast. Oh, thats in just a few minutes. Jummy . Jummy josh, thank you. Stay with abc 7 weather team. We have you covered around the clock on air, online, and on your smartphone with our free storm watch weather app. Come up on abc 7 news at noon an update on the water main break and a huge hole that opened up last night in alexandria and how long those repairs are expected to take. Plus a scare for passengers midair, why f18s had to escort a delta flight in an emergency landing. Plus a new report shows certain s. U. V. s m front seat passenger safety. Jummy right now crews are still working to clean up a water main break in add. Its at edsall road and van dorn street. Our transportation reporter has been on the scene all morning, and she has more on how much longer these repairs are xpected to last. It was a lot of weather coming. The road was blocked. This morning, hundreds of residents in this nearby apartment complex woke up to find dry faucets. Theyre nothing. Just we hear the sound of water kind of thing, but theyre reporter the residents that live in this building tell us in addition to no water, theyre also left in the heat. They tell us that the air conditioner runs off the boiler, so without the water, theres just no a. C. Throughout the day, crews worked to repair two valves along two different sections of the pipe. But midday, pieces of the 12inch water main have been removed, but this afternoon additional valves and the main still need to be replaced. When i went through, maybe reporter the ongoing repairs kept the busy road blocked, tying up traffic during the morning rush. Virginia American Water says it will likely be this afternoon before the water starts flowing for everyone once again. We just plant. Reporter in alexandria, bring anne carter, abc 7 news. Jummy that obviously causing traffic issues there. Lets get a check on the roadways right now. Jamie sullivan has our traffic