host: we will leave that right there with ryan clark from the hudson institute.hank you so much for joining us. that is the time we have for today's washington journal and we will be back again at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. we take you live to the house of representatives as they are expected to take up that short-term spending bill.

department of environmental management director terry gray is here tonight with ryan clark, presidentnd ceo of the town dock, a family business down in galilee. the town dock is one of the leading calamari suppliers in the united states. representative mcnamara, you have to love that. [applause] their facilities are directly behind one of our upgrade projects, and we're glad to see them benefiting from t work. ryan, thanks for all you do and for being on team rhode island. let's give him and all our small businesses a big round of applause for the work that they do each and every day. [applause] last year, we launched a new program through the department of transportion to help our cities and towns expedite repairs to local roads and bridges. we are all tired of being the lowest ranked in terms of roads in the country. i am. all 39 cities and towns participated, and here are the results, from the budget that was passed last year, the $29 million we appropriated that is now creating $75 million of local work. 622 total projects representing 456 lane miles of road and nearly 24 miles of

host: we will leave that right there with ryan clark from the hudson institute. thank you so much for joining us. that is the time we have for today's washington journal and we will be back again at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. we take you live to the house of representatives as they are expected to take up that short-term spending bill. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accu the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 18, 2024. i hereby appoint the honorable derrick van orden to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the p

you'll watch it right here on abc seven when we bring you dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest live from new york city for a preview of all of the action, let's go live to the cross roads of the world, where reporter anthony carlo from our sister station wabc is live in times square. happy new year! how snazzy you look so hap year! >> diana had to wear my very best. of course, you called it the crossroads of the world. that's what it really is. i've spoken to so many people who've traveled here to new york city to ring in the new year. they are so excited and they are counting on the new york city police department to keep them safe as they do so, they stand out in times square for hours for the best view in the house. if you ask why, the answer is pretty simple. >> it's a surreal feeling. it's. it's really hard to describe. it's special. >> like frank sinatra said, it's the city so nice. they named it twice new york, new york, baby. i mean, it's the, i think, number one attraction in on the world. >> so you got to be here to see that big, shiny new year's eve ball dro

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dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows. abc seven news is on at 10 p.m. tonight. so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for that countdown to midnight. now, police departments across the bay area will have extra patrols out this new year's eve. oakland police say they're holding dui checkpoints throughout the city. peel people will also see increased police patrols throughout the city, focusing on key areas and new year's eve events. moving on. memorials have been set up to honor a fallen oakland police officer who was killed in the line of duty friday morning. candles and flowers now mark the location where officer tuan lay was mortally wounded on the embarcadero near eighth avenue. the 36 year old officer was shot while investigating a burglary at a business involving the marijuana industry. a memorial has also been set up inside oakland police headquarters. police haven't announced any arrests in that killing, though. memorial services for the four year veteran officer are being arranged. a car rally was held on the streets of fremont today,

joining dick clark's new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest remotely with a message to the americank back and reflect on 2023, what sort of memories, highlights stand out for you? >> we brought a lot of jobs back to the united states. people are in a position to be able to make a living now and they've created a lot of jobs, over 14 million and i guess i just feel good that the american people got up. >> what are your hopes for the new year, for both of you? >> my hope is that everybody has a hell h this -- healthy, happyd safe new year. i hope they understand we're in a better position than any country in the world to lead the world. cheryl: the president touting the state of the u.s. he despite a migrant crisis, rampant crime and struggling economy. consumer prices jumped more than 17%, gas prices are up nearly 30%, credit card debt is above 40% and real hourly wages down nearly 3% and 30 year mortgages up nearly 4 percentage points. a recent fox news poll finds 14% of the country says biden's economic policies have helped them. i want to bring in florida congresswoman kat cammack

there are a lot of specials broadcast from new york city abc is going to air "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve" with ryan cnn will air "new year's eve live" with anderson cooper and andy cohen and if you're looking for other options, discovery channel will air "new year's eve: naked and afraid ball drop." [ laughter and applause that'll be fun that'll be fun >> steve: come on, yeah. >> jimmy: fox news -- fox news will air "new year's eve: or is it?" [ laughter ] espn2 will be counting down "the best cornhole comebacks of 2023." [ laughter and applause that'll be interesting to watch. and finally, netflix will air, "squid game finding a functioning port-a-potty in times square." i know that's pretty good >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: well get this, there's a woman who's gone live on tik tok more than a dozen times to recreate the entire three and half hour "eras tour" show in her apartment. [ light laughter ] three and a half hour concert in her apartment let's just say, she and her downstairs neighbor have very bad blood. [ light laughter ] and finally, guys, we've seen a lot of christmas songs on the charts

. >> reporter: the band just performed the title song on dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryangenda ♪ >> i said maga agenda. one word. it wasn't even a word. it was a hyphen. and like everybody picked up on it. but i'm proud of what i said and i stand behind it a thousand percent. >> is it important for you to still be a protest band in some way do you think? >> i think, you know, we've always wanted to keep our edge. >> reporter: on their tour this summer behind the new "saviors" album they'll also celebrate the anniversaries of "dookie" and "american idiot." >> sort of a landmark spot you guys are in. >> it's kind of a trifecta moment. you know? we never really looked back a whole lot. i want to savor this moment. i think we all can. >> i want to savior this moment. >> i knew that was coming. ♪ saviors ♪ >> that was anthony mason with green day. the "o look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. we

then she nearly tackled ryan seacrest, who called out her number live on dick clark's new year's rockinguld fall to the ground, too. [ laughter ] if i won $1 million unexpectedly. right? we have a lot more ahead, including jeremy renner, one year after his nearly fatal snow plow accident, returning to the hospital that saved his life. that is coming up. >>> right now ian ziering involved in a brawl. several bikers on hollywood boulevard encountered him. the incident was caught on camera. this morning we are hearing from ziering. kayna whitworth has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ziering saying this incident has left him deeply concerned about the growing boldness of such groups who disrupt public safety. now, law enforcement calling him the victim in all of this adding a group of bikers were driving recklessly and apparently struck his vehicle. >> hey! >> reporter: this morning authorities investigating this brutal midday attack in hollywood. in video obtained by tmz, you can see ian ziering exit his vehicle. and throw a punch before a vicious brawl breaks out. autho