News Wrap: Iraq bombing death toll rises as search teams find more victims

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Good evening. I'm Judy Woodruff. Gwen Ifill is away.

  On the "NewsHour" tonight:

• JAMES COMEY, Director, FBI:

  No charges are appropriate in this case.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Despite declaring Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state extremely careless, the FBI says there is not enough evidence to bring criminal charges.

  Then, we kick off a new series, Fault Lines. We go in the trenches to see how one isolated town is fighting fiercely to separate from Ukraine and join Russia.

  ANYA, Soldier, "Donetsk People's Republic" (through translator): I'm ready to die for my home. I will not let A single fascist into my home. I will fight them as long as my heart beats.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  And an update from Baltimore: Another police officer stands trial this week in the death of a 25-year-old black man, Freddie Gray. A look at why the prosecution is having such a hard time making its case.

  All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour."

  (BREAK)

  We will take a closer look at the FBI findings after this news summary.

  All of this unfolded on the same day that President Obama campaigned with Hillary Clinton for the first time this year. The one-time rivals flew together on Air Force One, and appeared at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. The president said Clinton is ready for the Oval Office.

• PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:

  I can tell you this. Hillary Clinton has been tested, she has seen up close what's involved in making those decisions, and there has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton, ever.

  (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Republican Donald Trump also campaigns in North Carolina tonight.

  Iraqi search teams recovered more bodies in Baghdad today, and the death toll from Sunday's bombing soared to 250. Distraught family members held funeral processions in the Iraqi capital. They carried caskets past charred buildings as word came that the country's interior minister has resigned.

  Meanwhile, officials in Istanbul, Turkey, jailed 17 more suspects in last week's airport bombings that killed 45.

  An El-Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv made it safely to Israel today after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. The flight was escorted across Europe by French, Swiss and Bulgarian warplanes. In Tel Aviv, family members anxiously waited for relatives who'd been on board and were unaware of the drama until landing.

• DAVID MACHLIS, Passenger:

  I heard that the plane was accompanied by a fighter plane, from Switzerland or from what, but I didn't see it. And just as well that I didn't see it. It wouldn't have helped my situation.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  El-Al, Israel's national carrier, is considered one of the world's most secure airlines.

  There's fresh economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The British pound tumbled today to a new 31-year low against the dollar, while business confidence dropped sharply. And major real estate funds moved to stop a run on their assets. The Bank of England reacted with moves to help banks free up more money for lending.

  In France, the government invoked special constitutional powers to push a labor reform bill closer to enactment. The measure would make it easier to hire and fire workers, and it has angered labor unions. Thousands of union members marched through Paris in protest today, and opposition lawmakers walked out as the prime minister defended the bill in the National Assembly.

• MANUEL VALLS, Prime Minister, France (through translator):

  I decided after much deliberation to commit the responsibility of the government to the vote in its new reading. The government is proudly transparent, and proudly courageous, because we are acting in the interests of the French people.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The labor bill still has to get through the French Senate and through the National Assembly a final time.

  On Wall Street, stocks fell as concerns about Britain's economy grew and oil prices slumped. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 108 points to close at 17840. The Nasdaq fell 39 points, and the S&P 500 slipped 14.

  NASA's Juno spacecraft is now safely in orbit around Jupiter. The solar-powered probe completed the final leg of its five-year journey last night. On the ground, in Pasadena, California, the flight team burst into cheers as Juno beamed back signals confirming its arrival.

• DIANE BROWN, Juno Program Executive:

  It's amazing. I mean, the more you know about the mission, you know just how tricky this was, and to have it be flawless, I mean, I can't really put it into words. You imagine what it might feel like, but to actually have it, to know that we can all go to bed tonight not worrying about what is going to happen tomorrow, it's pretty awesome.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Beginning in August, the probe is due to begin its mission of mapping Jupiter over a period of 20 months.

  And former Congressman, federal judge and White House counsel Abner Mikva died Monday of bladder cancer. The Illinois Democrat spent 10 years in the House, before serving on a federal appeals court, and then at the Clinton White House. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. And in a statement today, President Obama called him a mentor and friend. Abner Mikva was 90 years old.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": how the FBI's recommendation of no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton could influence the election; inside the simmering conflict in Ukraine's separatist regions; questions of justice denied in the Freddie Gray trial; and much more.