we can point more, more recently to say john casey, the governor of ohio basically lost in the crowd for months and months during the nomination process while donald trump, jeb bush, marco rubio got more attention but john basically said i'm going to make my stand in new hampshire. he did a lot of very small events, i remember seeing him two or three months before the primary at a local social club in manchester. he was speaking to maybe 100 people, 100 people, one evening and i looked and i said okay, here he is. we will see what he does and a couple months later he wound up surprising everyone by finishing second place. in new hampshire, i had a candidates like jeb bush who had a lot more money to spend. by virtue of working hard, having a positive message that appealed to voters. he didn't win the nomination but he did why not sending until the end which was more than candidates with more money, more exposure got to do. so even nowadays, new hampshire likes to pride itself on putting forth before the national public a candidate for whom we say hey, take a look at this guy. we like

john mccain puts the bill? jeopardy. just one more no would sink it. elizabeth cohen spoke with parents who say their children's survival depends on keeping the affordable care act. >> reporter: caseyh special health care needs. in july these children and their parents took a bus from baton rouge, louisiana, to washington, d.c. to confront republican lawmakers trying to repeal obamacare. only to be kept on the steps of the republican national committee headquarters. today these parents fear the new graham-cassidy health care bill will strip their children of the most basic care. among other things, the bill proposes drastic cuts in medicaid. >> the graham-cassidy bill would take away gabriel's ability to live. and the ability to thrive. the medical bills alone would be too costly with the medicaid cuts. >> reporter: for months gabriel's mother, jessica, and other parents have asked for a meeting with louisiana senator bill cassidy. thursday in baton rouge, michelle met with a staffer for the senator and she says it did not go well. >> if our senator from our state is putting out this bill, and this huge bill that could affect our state so greatly, then i would expect that someone w

john francis casazza paul r. cascio neilie anne heffernan casey will yuchl joseph cashman thomas anthony casoria william otto casparleonard m. castrianno jose ramon castro william e. kazwe will -- kaz well richard g. catarelli christopher sean caton robert john caufield mary teresa caulfield judson cavalier michael joseph cawley jason david cayne juan armando ceballos marsha g. cecil carter jason michael cefalu thomas joseph celic ana mercedes centeno joni cesta john j. chad a jeffrey marc chairnoff swarna chalasini >> and my uncle rescue firefighter gerard terrence nevins. we love you and miss you every day. >> and my brother, david padetective see coio, port authority police officer. david, i want to say thank you for being the embodiment of self lessness and bravery that fateful tuesday. for being a hero. our country came together that day and it did not matter what color you were or where you were from. i hope today as we commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11 everyone will stop for a moment and remember all the people who gave their lives that day. maybe then we can put away our disagreements and become one

casey. our fifth witness is john doak. we welcome you back, mr. doak. you were here before to help us understand the issues. he's commissioner for oklahoma's department of insurance. he is well known for hosting healthcare innovation summits within his state which seek to offer cutting edge solutions to the country's healthcare challenges. as you already know from the meeting we've had earlier, there is a lot of interest here among senators, so if you could please summarize your remarks in about five minutes, we will then turn to a series of questions from senators to follow that up let's begin with you, ms. mcpeak. >> thank you. good morning, chairman alexander, ranking member murray and members of the committee. i am julie mcpeak, commissioner of the tennessee department of commerce and insurance. today i plan to highlight tennessee's history with the aca and discuss some immediate solutions that congress can consider to stabilize the individual insurance market. before i get started i would like to thank you for holding today's hearing and for inviti

bbc world news was presented by casey team loss and captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> yang: good evening. i'm john yang. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: hurricane irma plows ahead, on track for a direct hit on florida with 155 mile per hour winds, forcing mass evacuations. pin a century rocks mexico,ake toppling buildings and killing dozens. >> ( translated ): once we went downstairs, it shook even stronger, and it felt like we were being wrung like clothes in a washing machine. that was terrible. >> yang: and, it's friday. mark shields and michael gerson take on the week's news, including president trump's surprise deal with the democrats. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

bbc world news was presented by casey team loss and captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> yang: good evening, i'm john yang. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, the north korea threat: after the north's most powerful nuclear test yet, the united states and the world struggles with how to deal with kim jong un. also ahead, as the damage from harvey becomes more evident and with cleanup efforts in the early stages, a look at how those still stuck in shelters are coping. then, it's politics monday: as congress returns, we discuss president trump's reported decision to end daca, and congress's first step to fund rebuilding after harvey. plus, in remembrance: we look back at american poet john ashbery, his influential work and what made the prolific writer unique.

hughes junior >> timothy robert hughes >> susan huie >> lamar hulse >> john nicholas junior >> william christopher hunt >> kathleen hunt casey gerard hunter >> peggy kurtz. >> robert hussa >> stephen highland junior >> robert hinnel >> zuhtu ibis >> jonathan >> michael patrick >> jonathan lee >> frederick junior >> daniel >> and my godfather and uncle richard gabriel. you are always in our hearts. you kept the whole family laughing and smiling. i think of you and i brought them here today and i just want to thank all of the first responders including those who died trying to save his and everyone else's lives and those in the path of the storm now battering my home state of florida and those who very quietly and selflessly put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. thank you. >> and my uncle george gerard howard. we love you and miss you and will always remember you. >> abraham >> illowitz >> christopher noble innella >> paul irby >> stephanie veronica irby >> douglas irganang >> christian ryan >> eric isbrandtsen >> john iskyna kazushige ito alexander avaleryevich ivanstov lacy ivory >> virginia may jablonski >>

casey. our fifth witness is john doke. he westminster y we welcome you back. he's commissioner or oklahoma's department of insurance. he's well known for hosting health care innovation summits in his state. as you already know from the meeting we've had earlier, there's a lot of interest hearing amongst senators. if you could summarize your reports in about five minutes, we'll then turn to a series of questions from senators to follow that up let's given with you miss mcpeek. >> thank you. good morning. i am julie mcmeek. today i plan to highlight tennessee's history with the aca and discuss some immediate solutions that congress can consider to stabilize the individual insurance market. before i get started, i would like to thank you for holding today's hearing and inviting so many of my state regulator colleagues. in a interview last year i characteriz characterized tennessee's individual health insurance market as close to collapse. in the 12 months since our market hasn't collapsed but it's not any more stable and probably less so. tennessee has continued

john. >> reporter: hi. well, this was a combined effort of the fire department and the philadelphia flag day association. number of dignitaries were here at the betsy ross house, among them police commissioner ross senator robert caseyhe fire commissioner who at the time of the attacks worked for the fire services in fairfax county virginia. he helped dee contaminate some of the first responders at the pentagon. >> ♪ >> reporter: tradition and rituals to remember those who perished on 9/11/2001. 343 new york firefighters and paramedics, 23 nypd officers, 37 port authority officers all 2,812 victims. victims that that changed the world and how we live in it. >> we are now as you know 16 years removed from this tragic event. the memories that of day remain vivid. i think everyone here can recall be exactly where they were when they heard the news that america was under attack. >> it's hard to believe 16 years. for those of us who were part of that 9/11 response, we will never forget. there is no danger of ever forgetting. >> reporter: but not everyone here can remember where they were on that day. these rotc cadets from frankford high school were babies or in some cases not even born. for them, 9/11 is what december 7

john hailed from blairs county, pennsylvania. the training in the first weeks of may brought the regiments to washington, d.c. to report to camp casey. as a regiment proceeded to make its travels to the journey to saloon delphia to the and had travelers of savory delight. and they had bologna sausage, cheese, beets, coffee, tea and vegetables, end quote. between may 7 and 9, both the enlisted and officers of the regiment partook in the shop. captain bodich recalled in philadelphia we went to the soldiers rest and got a jolly good supper and wash in the morning and we had breakfast in baltimore. while we remained in washington we were also fed. great institutions at the soldiers rest. the regiment found relaxation at the union relief and soldiers restrooms. the establishment was located near camden hospital and the b.n.o. railroad terminal at etowa and conway streets in view of the baltimore camden yards. with orders to move to monroe on may 15, upon arriving in the fifth massachusetts cavalry was immediately sent to city point on the james river. city point was the key stepping off location for the union troops on advance near peter

john in the u.s. virgin islands where the kentucky air national guard has evacuated more than 1,000 people. >>> 6:05. today pennsylvania senator bob casey will take the fight over water contamination in bucks and montgomery counties to the senate floor. he is proposing two amendments that would increase studies around current and former military bases and raise funding levels for cleanup. public and private drinking wells near bases in horsham and warminster have been shut down in the past few years because of concerns over contamination. >>> also today, regulators who oversee water quality in the delaware river will consider a permanent ban on natural gas drilling and fracking. the delaware river basin commission will discuss the measure in newtown, bucks county r county, later this morning -- bucks county, later this morning. fracking presents risks to the water. the delaware river watershed supplies drinking water to millions in pennsylvania and new jersey and delaware. >>> speaking of the delaware river, 6:06. we'll take a live look outside over the delaware river. isn't that so nice? about the time we all take a deep breath and say

political analyst mark halperin national affairs analyst for nbc news john heilemann and in walk, nbc news capitol hill correspondent caseyll left by hurricane harvey, weighing over capitol hill where the president is one chamber away from getting the first major deal of his administration, today the house votes on a plan that guarn tees nearly $8 million in hurricane harvey aid, raises the debt ceiling and continues the budget for the next three months, it's easily cleared the senate yesterday with 17 votes again all from republicans. >> what we're doing is turning them onto the highest flow and turning the backs on the swamps and shouting there is nothing to see here. that's what we are doing here. we are doing the opposite of driening the swamp today. your constituents know that chuck schumer, whose title is minority leader, not majority leader, just made himself the most powerful man in america for the month of december. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi now have most of the card for when we get to december. this is an embarrassing moment for a republican-controlled coming and a republican administratio administration. t

john mccain who have come out and were no votes. >>> it has been 60 years since little rock central high school was integrated school segregation lingers on and in other schools. here's fox's caseyl. >> reporter: it is one of the most enduring images of the civil rights images in 1957, escorted by federal troops past angry white mob through the doors of central high school in little rock arkansas. eight are still alive and 60 years later being honored for the sacrifice. >> ladies and gentlemen, the little rock nine >> former president bill clinton among those taking part in a ceremony monday. >> making history is not something we aspired to do. we wanted the best education our parents taxes afforded. >> reporter: legal segregation long ended few white and minority students in little rock share a classroom today. the school district which is about 2/3 african-american has been under state control since 2015. some critics also blaming the recent increase of charter schools for the lack of progress. >> they're shutting schools down in our neighborhood and shipping or busses kids out. that is absolutely absurd and it is a slap in the face to the little rock nine. >> i think they wen

john. >> reporter: hi, yeah, this is the betsy ross house. this was a joint effort by the philadelphia fire department and the philadelphia flag day association. a number of dignitaries were here including robert casey as well as the mayor. now, for most of us for many of us of a certain age i should say, 9/11 is just part of our life but as you'll see after 16 years, for some it's a lesson that has to be learned. >> ♪ >> reporter: the philadelphia police and fire pipes and drums led the procession to the betsy ross house. it was a morning to remember those who perished on 9/11/2001, 16 years ago. 343 new york firefighters and paramedics, 23 nypd officers, 37 port authority officers, all 20128 victims. >> we'll honor their memory by fighting against evil and injustice. >> reporter: it was a day that changed the world and how we live in it. before that the phrases homeland security and soft target were rarely used. >> you all know that we are now compelled to police events in ways we never have before. >> reporter: not everyone here today can remember that day. >> we read about it in school. we read -- we saw a documentary. >> i originally did a u.s. history project based on it. >> reporter: some of