applause welcome back. Now ladies and gentlemen, our next presenter is very nervous as it is his first time at the tonys, please get behind him. Give him a warm welcome, its neil patrick harris. It gives me great pleasure to be here tonight. Im currently working on a project in vancouver, not the king and i live but as a member of the community, i couldnt pass up the opportunity to come back to new york to be a part of this amazing night. This season, work by the men nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical has been fearless, inspiriational, groundbreaking. The nominees are alex brightman, school of rock the musical. Danny burstein, fiddler on the roof. Zachary levi, she loves me. Ma leslie odom, jr. , hamilton. And the tony goes to leslie odom, jr. , hamilton. cheers and applause in his first starring role on broadway, leslie odom, jr. Takes home a tony for his wonderful performance as aaron burr in hamilton. Thank you. Thank you so much. I want to thank the broadway league, i want to thank the american theatre wing. I will cherish this, linmanuel, god bless you, man. Really, you have given us a new vision of whats possible. I thank god for your missio your life. There has been a lot of talk, deserved talk tonight about the cabinet, about those four brilliant men who pushed us higher, who pushed us to greatness, deserved talk. But i want to talk for a second about my cabinet which was this Brilliant Company of actors. I wish i knew which camera to look into. I know you are off in a room on the side but i want to tell you something. You are extraordinary in every way. Dont ever let anybody ever tell you otherwise. You are limitless, boundless. I thank you for the fiddlity of your friend shivment i almost didnt make it here. I almost fell. And everywhere i looked, there was a renee, there was a phillipa, you are a lion, there was say sash ra, ephraim, an oak, a daveed, an anthony, a jasmine, a john, i cant say all of your names but i thank you so much. I wono jeffry, jill, sandy, may it last and last and last. You deserve it. The show deserves it. Oscar and lori in the public theater, thank you for your open arms. And lastly, lastly i want to say there were a lot of question marks on this role for me, in this show for me at the start of it. And what cleared it away was love, was that i could hang this entire performance on love. And Nicholette Robinson teaches me with grace and kindness the meaning of the word. Leslie odom sr and elizabeth taught me well as well. Thank you so much. Good night. Announcer and now, please welcome recordbreaking sixtime tony winner, audra mcdonald. cheers and applause it is an exciting year to be on broadway its also my pleasure to celebrate the work of five outstanding women whose sparkling contributions to this season are intelligent, resonant and vibrant. The nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical are laura benanti, she loves me. Carmen cusack, bright star. Cynthia erivo, the color purple. Jessie mueller, waitress. Phillipa soo, hamilton. And the american theatre wings tony goes to Cynthia Erivo, the color purple. cheers and applause with her broadway debut, Cynthia Erivo win this tony for her spectacular performance as Seely Johnson in purple. I promised myself i wouldnt cry because my Makeup Artist would be really mad at me. Hi, mommy, look. Just thank roy, oprah, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I would not be here if it was not for you. For alice walker, for writing a story that could last through time and time again. Thank you. For john doyle, for holding my hand all the way through this, from london right to here and for giving me all the tools i needed to tell a story that Everybody Needs to hear. To every Single Person in my cast, you are thank you so much for lifting me up when im tired, for holding my hands when im happy, for kissing me on my forehead when you know i just need some love. Danielle, jennifer hudson, heather headley, you are wonderful women. And i thank you very much for looking into my eyes every night on stage, for making me a stronger woman on the stage, every one in that theater, thank you. And thank you american theatre wing for making a london girl very, very happy. Thank you. applause cheers and applause announcer next, Barbra Streisand and the award for best musical. The tony awards only cbs votes tabulated by the Global Accounting Firm of grant thornton. R ere you go. 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Come on welcome back, now ladies and gentlemen, our next presenter was last on the broadway stage in 1964, but its clear the broadway never left. She has recorded and released 195 broadway songs, n which contain 14 more. Now i should tell you there are medical staff standing by for the many of you that on hearing her name may collapse. Im going to be honest, im struggling myself. Ladies and gentlemen, Barbra Streisand cheers and applause cheers and applause thank you, thank you. You making me k well, tonight our joy is tinninge tinged with sorrow, but remember were here to celebrate broadway and the beauty that artistry can bring into this world. Is im very thankful to be in the company of the people in this theater, the artists who write the plays, the composers and lyricists who write the songs. And the actors who bring them to life. Art can entertain us and educate us. And in times like these, console us. So the nominees for best musical are bright star. Hamilton. School of rock. Shuffle along, or the making of e thank god i picked the right outfit. And the tony goes to hamilton. cheers and applause accepting the award for hamilton, producer jeffrey seller. Thank you, thank you so much. Tomorrowee, may, josh, my homebase, Alexander Hamilton was a dreamer. George washington, eliza hamilton, Thomas Jefferson were dreamers. I stand on this stage tonight and in this theater surrounded by dreamers. Dreamers like linmanuel who had a big idea and worked tireilessly over six years to bring it to life. Dreamers like tommy and andy and alex and the Extraordinary Company of hamilton who have showed up at our theater almost every single day for the last year and a half to share their vision of america. To the most supportive, appreciative and diverse audience ive ever witnessed, hamilton, an american musical embodies the best values, the best impulses that make our nation a beacon to the world. Inclusiveness, generosity, ingenuity, and the will to work true. Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now cheers and applause thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, what an incredible night. And here to sing us out, what other way could we end it than right here in the greatest city in the world, the 11time tony winning cast of hamilton cheers and applause summer in the city, some like it pretty. Excuse me miss. I know its not funny. But your perfume smells like your daddys goes money. Youre searching for an you arechin that cani ideals. You dises gust mee. You can trust me. Thom as payne, some say im intense or insane. You want a revolution. I want a revelation. So listen my declaration. We hold these truths to be selfevident. That equal. When im to include women in the sequel. Work. Look around, look around. How lucky we are to be alive right now. Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now. History is happening. And we happen to be in the greatest city in the world. In the greatest city in the world. Look around. New york. Look around new captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org look around, look around. How lucky we are to be alive right now. And we just happen to be . The greatest city in the world. In the greatest city in the world. Work, work. Angelica. Eliza. And peggy. The schu yler sisters. Work, work. Hey. Hey. In the greatest city in the world. In the greatest city in the world. In the greatest city in the world. cheers and applause know you can keep your financial big picture under control. And whether you should transfer funds. Know you can easily keep track of what youre putting away. And know youre budgeted for the great escape. Thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. Heartbreak in orlando. So membership so many people. So many people. 50 dead, 53 injured. The shooter pledging to isis and the world mourns. The shooter we will be defined by the way we love and support each other. Thank you for joining us. The gunman omar mateen walked into the club the at 2 00 a. M. Started shooting. He bought the gun legally, he had been on the fbis radar. Wusa9 just arrived in orlando. We go live, now, tell us about the sweep there. This is the scene of mourning. We are learning about heroism and humanity. Right now, blocks away from a gay nightclub packed it this morning with more than 300 people. Once the inside sent desperate texts to family, call the police, i love you, i am going to die. Those are just some of the texts. Family members are searching for their family members. I dont know where my son s nobody can tell me where my son is. [crying] if he has been shot, if he is is dead, nobody knows. [crying] but they told me there are fatalities. They were dragging bodies people that were wounded just to get them out of the way. Reporter earlier today orlando blood banks are needing help. Residents are urged not to attend vigils tonigh department is stretched too thin, focusing on the massacre. There are some flowers here resting under the crime scene tape. But orlando tpaoeurbls have asked residents who want to bring memorial items to honor the vehicles to bring them to the performing center of arts half a mile away. People are coming here tonight with tears in their eyes, they just cant stay away. Reporting live from orlando. Back to you. Thank you very much, andria. Our hearts go out to them. Reporter name and ages of the victims have been streaming in as the Police Identify them and notify their families. We will continue to include victims names as we get that information. Tonight we are learning more about the man responsible for this attack. The fbi says that investigated omar mateen investigated him. We have the latest, garret . Reporter debra, mateen called 911 during the massacre to pledge his support to isis. The group claims the attack. While he was inspired by the group he was directed and motivated by his own hate not orders from overseas. Reporter he was a u. S. Citizen. Born in new york to african parents. He was married and divorced p. This 2012 he attended a pilgrimage for muslimses in saudi arabia. A year later in 2013 the 29 yearold first turned up on the fbis radar. Muslims in saudi arabia. A year later in 2013 the 29 yearold radar, he made comments toes his coworkers. He came to the fbis attention again after claiming ties to an miles an hour sued bomber in syria. The bureau determined their contact was minimal and mateen did not constitute a threat. But mateens exwife said her former head used to beat her and had a dark side stretching back years. Emotional illness, mentally unstable and mentally ill. That is the only explanation that i can give. He was obviously disturbed. Reporter a former colleague of his told the newspaper he quit his job as a Security Guard after mateen began stalking him. The coworker called him unhinged and unstable anded he talked of killing people. But he continued his work as a Security Guard and with no criminal record but a traffic ticket, in the past week purchased a handgun and an the weapon he would use to murder dozens of innocent people. His father told nbc news that seeing two men kissing in miami some time upset his son. If that singular incident caused this remains under investigation. Back to you. Thank you, garret. The mass shooting in orlando prompted a higher security in dc at our fest val. Did people have apprehension coming out to our event . Reporter we will get to that in a moment. It wrapped up an hour ago w sre not heard of any major security lets. So far, of course, that is the good news thisvening. But as you can see there is still a pretty heavy Police Presence behind me here. The Police Continue to swarm this area as the mass shooting in orlando. The whole thing makes it kind of scary coming to an event like this and makes it nervous. I mean if you are too afraid and stay home, that is what terrorism is. Reporter joe and thousands of others united together tonight at the capitol pride festival. [music] reporter enjoying the music and making memories. Still, massacre at the gay club in orlando is top of mind. Hard to process. Nice to be out here a among friends. Reporter especially since his friend is a regular at pulse. I messaged him first thing this morning. He is safe. Reporter the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in the nations worst terror attacks since september 11th prompted the police to increase patrols around todays festivals. I think unhappy people find and i think it has nothing to do with being gay or transgender that is just a current target. I think it is important they to not scare us away. There is a Police Presence here. Ifwe run and hide then they really do win. I was really glad to be here and see Meghan Trainor and it was a huge crowd and it is great. Seeing many that lost loved ones in the orlando attack. Reporting live in d. C. Wusa9. Thank you very much, stephanie. Dc mayor said in a statement the days as always we will not be detoured by hate as we gather to celebrate love. Tears flowed at a candlelight vigil tonight outside of wusa9 Stephanie Ramirez wases there with that emotional gathering. Reporter there was an emotional candlelight vigil going on for the attack but the most emotional part of the night is when the gay mens chorus sing we shall overcome. [singing] reporter the vigil was held outside of the white house sunday evening. The overall message of the gathering is to night meet or respond to that hate seen in florida with more hate. I love all of you so much i feel so much love here today. And, i am so glad that this is the response that the community has instead of just rage. No one is god. God is god. No one has a right to make a choice for him. The candlelight vigil is is supposed to end at 9 30. It lasted longer with people sharing their stories, a few people decided to and out for fi all of the love being shared here tonight. Outside of the white house, wusa9. Attendees brought flowers and lit candles frp the small gathering offered prayers and support per victims and each other. No one deserves to be killed no matter what they believe in, no matter what your preferences are, mow one deserves it. It is america, we stand for freedom. No way that should happen to people. Reporter organizers said they hope to show solidarity within the gay and faith commune ets in d. C. Andor lando. Prayers forker lando spanned across the globe tonight. In paris, 100 people gathered for a spontainious vigil to remember those hurt and killed. They stood around candles in the shape of a heart and several people draped if raw inboflags. One person held up the word proud. Millions you are expressing your grieve on social media. Paris asks, why . Randy tweeted try to find love and happiness on this very sad day. Another said, still unable to stomach the senseless loss of so many innocent lives. Sara wrote action must be taken, now. Darren tweeted, tears in my eyes, so could have easily been me last night. On our Facebook Page we posted this photo that says stop hate. Two simple words with a powerful meaning for thousands of people who are sharing, liking and commenting on that post, you can head over to the wusa9 Facebook Page to share your thoughts, concerns, and idea on how we can all stop hate. Right now the American Flag flying at halfstaff at the white house and buildings across the country. President barack obama said that the stars and the stripes will be lowered as a mark of respect for the victims . The president s proclomation kept the flag the at half staff. Maryland flags at halfstaff across the state as well. The governor said he shocked and saddened by the senseless violence in orlando. He said he reached out to floridas governor to say the state is ready and willing to give any help that is needed. E. The worst shooting in American History offered hate over terrorism and gun control. Donald trumped his call to ban muslims from entering the u. S. Even though mateen was born in new york. He criticized the president saying he disgracefully refused to say radical islam, for that reason alone he should step down. If clinton after this at she should get out of the race for the precedency. In her statement she said we need to redouble our efforts to defend our threats at home and abroad. We will continue breaking news on wusa9 we have more on a foiled plot at the l. A. Pride parade. The police chief going back on her statement. Earlier she said a man from indiana with a car full of weapons and bullets told the investigators he was headed to the gay pride parade to do harm. The police chief now says that is wrong. The man was headed to the parade in West Hollywood but never said what he intended to do there. Still, the man had previous gun convictions and had agreed to give up any weapons he had. The parade went onace planned. Remembering yet another victim of gun violce for voice alum and youtube sensation christina grimmie. A car runs into people, howard . Deb ra, it was hot earlier today. The hotter, drier, cooler air is moving in. Monday looks fantastic. Sunshine, starting in the 50s and the 60s topping out in the lower 80s. Issues for the second half of the week. The forecacost a candlelight vigil will be to remember christina grimmie. The 22yearold was shot to death while signing autographs at a place that was five miles from the club in orlando. He shot grimmie and then shot himself. Several people were hurt tonight when a pick up truck struck a car and others and several people on the street. At one point the driver of the truck was trapped. Ems came and treated people on the scene and had to take 3 of them to the hospital with serious injuries. No word on what caus this. 40 people out of their home tonight after fire ripped through the home they live in. They found heavy fire when they arrived at the point at bowl apartments last night right before 11 00. Now, one person was treated for smoke inhalation and another had an injury as well. Ern was assisted by the red cross and no word toght everyone was assisted by the red cross and no word tonight on any other injuries. Prince county police say after midnight on double day lane a suspect is in custody after a stabbing. The winds packing a punch tonight. Take a look at a toppled tree here. Now t happened on the outer loop. The tree blocked a couple of lanes of traffic. Winds a persistent problem there because the po a