delaware senator tom carper is here. we'll talk to him live to discuss his vote coming up. >>> another heat wave could be on the way. i'll show you when it could start and when it might end. plus, the latest on erika. here at humana, we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >>> a u.s. senator from this area has announced that he will support the nuclear deal with iran. senator tom carper revealed that decision in an op-ed published by the delaware news journal. the senator writes, this is a good deal for america. our negotiating partners and the world. that's not just my view. it's also the view of scores of american national security leaders and former senior officials, as well as many of their israeli counterparts. senator carper is a democrat, now serving his third term in the u.s. senate. he joins us now live on "nbc10 news" to talk about his support of

carper held an even event with q veteran. they say diplomacy not military action is the best way to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. they say president obama's plan is a solid deal that keeps america's military out of harms way. carper became the 30th democrat senator to back the deal. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be near philadelphia. kerry will lay out his case on wednesday at the national constitution center. all 54 senate republicans are expected to vote on a resolution next month to reject the deal. they need six democrats to join them. so far two democrats have said they will including new jersey's bob menendez. >>> we are now less than a month away from the pope's arrival in philadelphia and the city wants local businesses big and small to be ready for the throngs of visitors. mayor michael nutter and leaders of the world meeting of families paid a special visit to some of those businesses that plan to be opened today. "action news"'s john rawlins has more. >> reporter: the mayor handing out i'll

carper said the deal is good not just for america but for our negotiating partners and the world. senator carper wasn't shy to tell us he would support vice president joe biden if he chose to run for president. take a listen. >> i'm a delaware boy. he's been my friend for a long time. he would be a great president. >> carper went on to offer to be biden's vice president for an all delaware presidential ticket. but will he run? that is the question everyone is asking. >> the v.p. reportedly said he will decide whether to run for the white house by the end of summer which is quickly approaching. >> for more, let's check in with chuck todd of nbc's "meet the press." >> first, what factors do you think will play into biden's decision to enter this race? >> i really think it's all personal. i have talked to people very close to him. ultimately this is about whether is he ready to give up his own ambition. let's remember, i think sometimes we forget that politicians are human beings and obviously, he has been mourning the loss of his son. but there's another aspect that we forget. if he

thank you so much. >> thank you senator carper. before i turn it over to senator booker because you mentioned my name and didn't get it right. i said that jails -- we jail people to punish and to deter, but then i also fully mentioned the mission statement of the bureau of prisons to ensure that the defenders are participating in programs that will assist them in becoming law abiding citis when they return to -- citizens when they return to the communities and i highlights ms.kerman, should our prisons be scrap heaps or repair shops. i hope they are human repair shops. so with that, senator booker. >> thank you mr. chairman. udi, let's jump in real quick. so solitary confinement, can you please describe this. because as i've had these conversations with friends and others, people think that solitary confinement is a result of someone having done something wrong in prison. and why is solitary confinement so commonplace? is it because prisoners are doing things wrong, in prison? >> well, you know, we've seen as a nation a dramatic in

delaware senator tom carper is not so sure. >> people think he's honest he's real. he really cares about normal people. >> reporter: carper has been friends with joe biden and hillary clinton for a long time. he says controversies and distractions that hinder the clinton campaign open a window for biden but says it won't stay open. a former beau biden advisor has signed on to help draft biden 2016 a political action committee now raising money, gathering volunteers and even selling biden gear to gauge interest in joe biden. across much of delaware, the interest definitely seems to be there. >> lot of affection for joe here and around the country. >> reporter: hillary clinton was at beau bindden's funeral a couple months ago. a "new york times" columnist says before he died beau urged his father to run against hillary clinton. if he does run, he will have his work cut out. she's already raised $45 million and has a lot of senators and governors who have endorsed her. it might be tough later in the game but you just never know. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> hillary cli

. >> delaware senator tom carper continued his public push today to support the iran nuclear deal. carper held an event with iraq veteran sean barney and mike bryan this morning in wilmington's rodney square. they say diplomacy not military action is the best way to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. they say the current deal is a solid one and keeps america's military out of harm's way. >>> last week carper became the 30th senator to back this deal all of whom are democrats. meanwhile secretary of state john kerry getting ready to make a national push for supporting that plan and he'll do it from right here in philadelphia. kerry will lay out his case for the deal on wednesday at the national constitution center. all 54 senate republicans are expected to vote on a resolution next month to reject the deal but they would need just six democrats to join them. so far two democrats have said they will including new jersey's own bob menendez. >> the holy father connected with people in three other u.s. cities. this was the pope's first ever virtual audience with americans. ab

>> callahan refused to comply with carper's orders and continued working on the case. >> those two guysi had to keep going. >> he soon discovered a number of leads in the case that were never followed. >> there were any number of suspects. it was like murder on the orient express or something. >> when i reviewed the case, there were several other suspects that for whatever reasons the original investigators didn't follow those leads. one of the suspects in the case, bill stark, he was a banker by day. there was rumors that he was a peeping tom that was seen in the rhoads' neighborhood at that time. that was never really investigated by the police. he would tell both his wife and family members that he remembered seeing a knife going up and down, and he believed that he was the one that killed dyke and karen rhoads. >> six months before randy's trial, phil stark was found dead of an alleged suicide. >> of course none of those reports made it into the discovery before randy's trial. and the interesting thing is about phil stark's suicide, phil stark, when he allegedly committed suicide wa

today delaware senator tom carper told us who he would support during a visit to our cbs-3 studio. >> if joe gets into it, i would stay with joe. i think our country would be great to have either one of them, lucky to have either one of them lead us, so we will see what happens. >> senator carper also says he is happen that i donald trump is in the republican race because the billion air is providing a lot of pleasure for supporters on his side of the aisle. >>> pennsylvania now has on-line voter registration and went live yesterday, by end of the day, 662 people had to take advantage of the system. that makes pennsylvania the the 23rd state with on line voter registration and we have set up a link at cbs philly.com. we must have a driver's license or penndot id card to complete that process. >>> as a new school year gets underway city year members are pull topped begin service. group kick off with a pep rally. 205 members working in city public schools got their signature red jacket. city year which is part of the american core national service network works to decrease the national

carper is the 30th senator to do so. the agreement seeks to keep iran from building a nuclear bomb in exchange for international sanctions relief. carper says the deal is a good one for america. >> at the end of the day, the regime, we'll know, we'll know and we're in a position as one nation, the united states to reimpose the full range of economic sanctions that have brought the iranians to their knees. >> critics say the agreement makes too many concessions and will eventually allow for a nuclear armed iran. >>> a vote on the deal is set for next month in washington. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, montgomery county officials are calling in the pennsylvania national guard for support during the pope's visit. >>> and the eagles head out for their next preseason game against the green bay packers. jaime apody with that story coming up. she's going to be angry with me. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys t

senator carper? senator carper: the chairman said the two reasons for prisons are punishment and deterrence, i would say another is correcting behavior. so that people and they come out with be less likely to commit crimes and return to our prison. i mentioned earlier that i was on the commission of corrections when i was in my second term of governor. the majority of people incarcerated will come back into society and communities. they can come out as better people or as better criminals. senator booker alluded to a moral imperative that we face, whether people of faith or not, matthew 25. when i was sick and in prison, did you come to see me? i have been to every prison in delaware. we transformed a juvenile prison into a school. i have given this matter a huge amount of time and thought. in the national governors association we would say, and we would have cabinet meetings, during a particular issue i would say, some governor in some state has figured out how to deal with this issue successfully.

carper officially came out in favor that of deal today in women to.e also wrote an opinion peels in the news journal of wilmington this morning. carper is now the 30th democrat to come out in favor of that controversial deal. republicans are trying to pass the bill to stop the agreement. if that happens, president obama says he'll veto it. democrats need at least 34 votes to make sure that republicans cannot override that veto. at 41 votes, they can block the republican bill altogether. >> there was cause for celebration on the pennsylvania turnpike today. officials reopened the valley forge service plaza this morning. it is the 17th and final plaza to be renovated as part of a redevelopment initiative that was lunched back in 2006. the plaza now features modern restrooms and an expanded convenience store love that. >>> time now for an "action news" traffic report. speaking of people hitting the roads. >> yeah, friday afternoon, matt pelman live in the "action news" traffic center with anup day. hi there, matt. >> reporter: second to last friday after

thank you. >> thank you senator carper. i'll ask for unanimous consent to enter my written statement into the record and with that senator booker. >> i want to start by expressing my gratitude to the ranking member and the chairman for having this hearing. it has been probably the best experience i've had in the united states soebts since i -- senate since i began about 18, 19 months ago to find such bipartisan willingness to deal with justice in our country. it is extraordinary from my hour meeting with chairman grassley today to sit with you today chairman to see this bipartisan willingness to confront the wrongs in our country that surround criminal justice and a determination to do something about it. >> let me just interject before you go on. and we talked about this earlier, i was going to do a field hearing in milwaukee on high levels of incarceration. we didn't do it on that subject because this is so complex, and it was difficult to design the hearing so it won't be inflammatory. so again, i appreciate you working

i want to make a note on some of the -- senator carper: i would like to listen to you for the rest of the morning, but i would like for you to hold it right there, then we will come back to you in the second round. one of the things that attracted to me to a program was the guy who developed that and implemented it in delaware was from ohio state. it came out of columbus, ohio. it worked pretty well. mr. dillard, same question. one great example. piper has given us one, give us one as well. mr. dillard: i feel like the work is on the offenders themselves. when i met a lifer who rated difference in my life, throughout my prison sentence i realized how the older inmates tried to encourage the younger ones. i still feel like you cannot leave formerly incarcerated citizens out of the equation. mr. ofer: i will give two quick examples. there are states that have reduced the risk of solitary confinement without the risk to staff and to inmates. in colorado, 2011 placed 7% of its incarcerated population in solitary confinement. in 2011, colorado place solitary confinement at 7%. today, it's

. >>> senators tom carper and chris coons will host a job fair for veterans, the first of two. fair will be held from 10:00a in m to 2:00 p.m. in the middletown memorial fire hall in middletown, delaware. job fairies free. no registration is required. the second one will be held in september in dover delaware. >> then senator carper will be serving run to much kid and playing frisby as part of the food bank's summer food services program. volunteers help fill the meal gap during summer months when school is not in obsession the programs included this one are part of the healthy hunger free act. >>> and it is a rap, fourth annual black film festival closed in philadelphia and there was a special award ceremony 46789 day festival highlighted independent black film makers and films about black people from around the world. eighty films were part of the years festival. >> i got to meet spike lee. >> i didn't meet him i saw him across the way at lunch in beverly hills. >> what was it like? >> he walk in, and when we got there, it was pretty cool because lenny cravats was in the back

. >> delaware senator tom carper one of today's sponsors, is a vietnam vet. he got an advanced college degree using the g.i. bill and now hopes to help other veterans. if you missed the event, there's another job fair for veterans scheduled for september 3rd at wilmington university in dover. it runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. >>> we will start hearing a lot of "fly eagles fly." excitement is building as the eagles get back on the field for training camp. >> the big question still remains, who will be this team's quarterback? comcast sports net's john clark joins us from the eagles practice facility. lot of people wondering how this question has been answered. >> reporter: it has been answered. sam bradford is the eagles quarterback. he was out there yesterday and today, taking most of the first team reps. he says he's going to be ready to play in the first preseason game and expects to be ready to play in the season opener. all of the moves chip kelly has made this year in the end, it ultimately comes down to the quarterback position. he's taking a risk wi

. >>> senators tom carper and chris coons will host a job fair for veterans. it is first of two. fair will be held from 10:00 to 2:00 at middletown memorial fire hall in middletown delaware. job fairies free, no registration is required, second one held in september in dover delaware. >>> senator carper will also be on hand serving lunch to kid, today as part of the food bank summer food services program. volunteers fuel meal gap for low income families during summer months. when school is not in session programs including this one are part of the healthy hunger free app. >>> later today president obama will unveil new regulation toss curb power plant's missions. the obama administration unveiled this video in relation to today's announcement. revised clean power plan is an attempt to remove carbon emissions from the power sector. the goal, to cut the emissions from 32 percent in the 15 years. nine percent increase over a previous proposal. president obama calls power plants the biggest source of harmful, heat trapping gases. the emissions limits could cost billions of dollars an

. >>> now in campaign 2016, democratic senator tom carper is weighing in on the the race for president. touring a visit to our cbs-3 studios today delaware's senior senator made his choice in the potential match up between hillary clinton and vice-president joe biden. >> if joe gets into it, i would stay with joe. i think our country would be lucky to have either one of us lead us so we will see, what happens. >> senator carper also says that he is happy donald trump is in the republican presidential race because the billion air is providing a lot of pleasure for folks on his side of the aisle. >>> well, if he runs, vice-president biden could shake you been the presidential race. presidential candidates met with top party leaders to day trying to lock up crucial support before the first primary and caucus votes are cast. cbs news correspondent mark albert has that part of the story. >> i'm here to ask for your help. i'm not taking a single primary vote error caucus goer for granted. >> reporter: after a summer of controversy, hillary clinton hopes democratic national committee summer m

. >>> democratic senator tom cameraer of delaware continues -- carper continues to speak out about his support of the iran deal. they say diploma not military action is the best way for iran to -- from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> secretary of state john kerry will drum up support for the iran nuclear deal in philadelphia. kerry will give a speech at the national constitution center on wednesday. the senate votes on the deal next month. >>> the man accused of gunning down a texas sheriff deputy made his first appearance in court today. police try to figure out the motive. >> reporter: sarah authorities say most of the bullets were fired into the back of the deputy's head. prosecutors say eyewitnesses unfold would help police find the suspect less than 24 hours after the shooting. 30-year-old shannon miles walked into a houston court arraigned for the murder of darren goforth. miles arrest came less than 24 hours after he am busheled the her -- ambushed the deputy. the deputy never saw it coming. miles came up the deputy and pulled out a gun and fired. even when he fell to the ground h

governor mark allen and senators carper and coons are expected to attend a ceremony later today. >>>rican partner nations are visiting joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst. >>> he's now the first sitting president to visit the alaskan arctic. the conference will focus on climate change and highlight the urgent issues the region is facing. this year alone, the average glacier will lose 30 inches of sickness, scientists say. >> there's about 25,000 glaciers in alaska and almost all of them are retreating, losing mass and shrinking. >> president obama says the state's god-given natural treasures are now at risk. the political debate surrounds balancing environmental and economic issues. >>> what was once mount mckinley is what native alaskans have always called it, denali. the name change is effective immediately. denali which stands for great one had been renamed after former president mckinley. >> i'd like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honor, respect and gratitude to the athabascan peoples of alaska. >> the athabascans have called it

governor markell and senators carper and coons are expected to attend a ceremony later this morning.ears old. >>> right now, the philadelphia police department is in mourning for the second time in almost a week. an off-duty officer was hit and killed by a driver yesterday. next in a live report, we'll detail what happened exactly and how police tracked down that driver. >>> and on decision 2016, we have new poll numbers about the candidates and the news not looking great for the clinton camp. next, you'll hear why experts say it's too early to panic. >>> 4:55. happening today, african partner nations are visiting joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is defending his e-mail use during the jersey jam scandal against comparisons to hillary clinton's use of a private server. the republican presidential candidate called for clinton to be prosecuted. host chris wallace asked christie about his own private e-mail account as well as the deletion of text messages during the investigation of the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. >> everything i

. >> good morning chairman johnson and ranking member carper and members of the committee. i thank you for your time and focus on important issue of federal corrections. i'm pleased to discuss with you today the operations of the federal bureau of prisons. i'm also pleased to speak on behalf of the 39,000 dedicated correctional workers across the country who are on the job 24 hours a day, seven day as week to support the bureau as public safety mission. we protect society by confining offenders in facilities that are safe human cost efficient and appropriately secure and provide offenders programs to help them become law abiding citis. simply stated we protect society and reduce crime. but we face significant challenges. the bureau does not control the number of offenders who enter our system or the length of their stay. we are required to house all federal offenders sentenced to prison while maintaining safety, security andective reentry programs. we house offenders convicted of a variety of offenses. many serving long sentences and many with extensive histories of violenc

meanwhile, the white house did pick up another supporter today as delaware democratic senator tom carper announced his support for the iran nuclear deal. that brings, bret, to 30 the number of senators who have at least publicly declared that they will back the president on this one. >> kevin corke live on the north lawn, thank you. >>> no grapevine tonight. when we come back, the horror of the syrian civil war. an exclusive inside look from damascus. growing up, we were german. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn't finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. the big surprise was we're not german at all. 52% of my dna comes from scotland and ireland. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story. get started for free at ancestry.com. >>> i have said repeatedly that i did not send nor receive classified material, and i'm very confident that when this entire process plays out, that will be understood by everyone.

democrat tom carper is the 30th u.s. senator to support the deal , leaving the president just four votes short of preventing congressional republicans from blocking this deal with iran. mark: market surveillance may be affecting how americans view the economy. and simmer confidence fell in august to a three-month low according to the university of michigan's consumer sentiment index. a gauge of americans personal finances also dropped to the lowest level in three months. there's one place were general electric want to be moving its headquarters, the city of dallas. ge has dropped the texas city from the list. the reason? some state lawmakers are opposed to the export-import bank, the source of financing for some of ge's overseas sales. ges said it might leave connecticut because of rising taxes. apple confirming architect of its online radio station has quit. in rogers joined apple last year and led the development of beatsone. it began just two months ago. a familiar sight above the world series and the nfl's biggest ga

we'll have a live interview with senator carper. support for the iran nuclear deal and about a job fair for veterans. now back to the "today" show. we'll see you at 11:00. the road to hell is paved with good intentions. mr. president, we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scream for the destruction of israel and death to america. so, what if you're wrong? and they can't be trusted? senator casey, don't trust iran. vote this down. >>> we're back on the best of entertaining tryday friday with all kinds of food and fun. >> okay, today's special, chicken chop chop salad straight from chicago. >> i like that! thank you, alex. >> this is the one from belly deck, right? >> yes, he's the owner of a restaurant in the windy city and last time he was here he had a hard time concentrating on cooking, as i recall. >> you know why, right? reeg! >> that's a nice hat. what do you have? >> i have great white wine summer cocktails. i muddled some fresh basil leaves and st

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coburn, a ranking member at the time, chairman carper. one bill dealt with a cyber workforce. every organization is probably really struggling to find qualified cybersecurity professionals. .. today will of the dhs for those of you that follow this area you know that it is written in 20012002, and dhs was barely getting started so everything was given. they have a handful of people to oversee federal network security so what they did by miranda is delegate a lot of the responsibilities of what we try to do is ensure it up to date with its reality and so we divided the authority. we also tried to move away from the checklist paperwork exercise to more of a real-time continuous diagnostics monitoring so we have real-time security in place where federal agencies for today all the federal hacks we are hearing about it's incredibly important we move in this direction. we've been put in place in the data breach standards essentially by the memorandums we put it into law in the need for the policy in place. >> the last i could mention is a legislation that authorized dhs cyber center

governor markell and senators carper and coons is expected to attend a ceremony later this morning. >s are back to normal after a scare at newark international airport. a man got into a secure hallway. the man was stopped by customs andç border protection agents. authorities found nothing dangerous on the man and the airport re-opened. >>> and jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. what we're looking at right now is the platt bridge, live. no problems headed westbound or eastbound. the rest of the area breaths are doing just fine. we have an accident that i'm just getting word of on the pa turnpike. i'll tell you exactly where that is coming up at 6:30. for now, let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> this is the view above the clouds from the pocono mountains, the view from jim thorpe. the clouds to start with will be around for most of the morning into the afternoon. we've been seeing a few showers, most of the area dry right now. it will a warm start, in part because of the clouds at the bus stop. lots of people back in school, 72 degrees

meanwhile, the white house did pick up another supporter today as delaware democratic senator tom carper announced his support for the iran nuclear deal. that brings, bret, to 30 the number of senators who have at least publicly declared that they will back the president on this one. >> kevin corke live on the north lawn, thank you. >>> no grapevine tonight. when we come back, the horror of the syrian civil war. an exclusive inside look from damascus. 130 yards now... bill's got a very tough lie here... looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. i believe that's a "kraken", bruce. it looks like he's going to go with a nine iron. that may not be enough club... well he's definitely going to lose a stroke on this hole. if you're a golf commentator, you whisper. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. this golf course is electric... at freshpet, we took a we started with fresh chicken. and turkey. and veggies too. we gently cooked them to preserve the nutrients and added antioxidant-rich

senator tom carper announced his decision in an op-ed published by the delaware news journal last night. the senator writes quote, this is a good deal for america. our negotiating partners in the world. that's not just my view, it's also the view of scores of american national security leaders and former senior officials as well as many of their israeli counterparts, end quote. if it is passed, the deal would lift billions of dollars in economic sanctions. in return, iran would have to limit its nuclear program for at least a decade. momentum for the white house-backed agreement is growing. >> i met a couple weeks ago with representatives from those five countries, the french, brits, germans, russians, the chinese. i said to them do you think we can get a better deal. their response was are you kidding? this is a great deal. are you kidding yourself? >> new jersey governor chris christie has been an outspoken critic of the deal, saying it threatens national security. republican majority unanimously opposes that agreement. the obama administration is focusing on making sure enough democr

carper-blunt and the neugebauer bill are important, i think we'll have some significant disagreements about preemption and what defines pii -- >> but strong enforcement will take care of that, won't it? again, a national standard -- >> right, right. >> wouldn't that take care of that? >> well, i think a national standard needs to be -- if we want a national standard, that's tine. let's have a meaningful national standard like we have in states like california, for example, rather than try and reduce existing strong consumer protections to a lowest common denominator. >> certainly agree with you on that. we don't want a lowest common denominator, we want a high standard. >> exactly. so we are in agreement on that. this is consumer advocates and the banking industry coming together at this -- >> it's amazing. [laughter] >> a lot of joint coming together here. very exciting. >> and i just couldn't -- >> and we have you to thank, debbie. >> yeah, thank you. [laughter] >> i just can't resist, you know, consumer education is going to play a huge role in all of this. you know, the administra

delaware senators tom carper and chris coons along with representative john kearny hosted this event. 10:00 until 2:00 at the middletown memorial fire hall on west green street in middletown. more than 30 employers were there looking to hire veterans as well as others an second job fair will be held september 3rd. that one is at wilmington university's dover campus. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 we'll check the forecast for you. >> let's look outside right now. sky6 hd at the ben franklin bridge. a hot one out there. the heat wave continues. meteorologist cecily tynan with details from accuweather when we come right back. so, i needed to deposit a check. i was about to head to the bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. mobile-deposit-techno-thingy to the rescue. i'm rayna. and i bank human at td bank. >> time for accuweather. meteorologist cecily tynan here. day seven of the heat wave. doesn't appear we'll get out of it today. >> tomorrow

governor jack markell was joined by senators tom carper and chris coons who sang happy birthday to nationalbers. they talked about the storied tradition of the delaware national guard that was founded on this day back in 1655. at that time delaware was still under swedish rule. >>> one burlington county community is taking a bold step to make sure residents don't drink and drive. today evesham township unveiled its new evesham saving lives initiative. starting this friday any evesham resident can get a free ride home from any of the town's businesses that serve alcohol. sober sam a designated drive service as well as state grants and donations will pay for the program. evesham township police say there have not been any alcohol-related deadly crashes since 2009 and they want to keep it that way. >> it's time for another check of the highways and by ways out there. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the low down on the slow down there behind you. >> yeah, we got plenty of them as we say goodbye to august unfortunately on this monday afternoon, rick and sharrie. i know, i

delaware senator tom carper and chris coons along with representative john kearny hosted the event inmington. more than 30 employees were on hand looking for new employees. there will be a second fare on september 3rd at wilmington university's dover campus. all military veterans who are looking for a job are encouraged to attend. >> by the way i'm getting a lot of backup on twitter. people saying i,, too love the heat. >> yeah, good. >> it's summertime. we have to enjoy it while we can. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 today a camden cop being hailed a hero for saving a woman who was under attack in new york city. >> if you're looking to boost the value of your home just a few simple steps will help. we've got tips you won't want to miss in today's what's the deal. >> head to facebook and like the 6abc "action news" facebook page. that will give you access to all the top stories we're following at any given moment, weather updates, breaking news and of course all the viral videos you can handle. you can also communicate with members of the "action news" team. at longhorn... st

now, as of speculation he stopped delaware delaware carper told us who he would support during a visit to our studios. take a listen. >> if joe gets into it, i would stay with joe. i think our country would be happy to have either one of them. we'll see what happens. >> yes, we shall. the democrat also said he's happy donald trump is in the republican presidential race because the billionaire is providing a lot of pleasure for supporters on his side of the aisle. >> wealth, the ceo of ashley madison has stepped down a mid the massive cyber breach of the company's date a after i had life media, ashley mass madison's parent company, say mutual decision, the security breach which happened earlier this month ousted millions of the website's estimate the 40 million users. all right, 5:20 right now. still ahead, overseas thriller and a dj drama. that's what's in theatres this weekend. take a look. >> i'm kevin frazier, coming up zacarias moussaui evan aspiring dj, and owen wilson must protect his family in a war torn country in no you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you

senator tom carper of delaware becoming the latest to support the iran nuclear deal.lled it a good deal for america and the allies and it beats war with iran. florida governor declaring a state of energy in the for the arrival of tropical storm erika. it's expected to hit the southern coast on monday. the storm brought 15 inches of rain yesterday on a caribbean island. at least four people were killed in landslides. many others missing. rescue crews sent out to search for the missing and injured. a new round of firing by pakistani troops. those injured were taken to a nearby hospital. many residents in the area have fled that region>>> and donald rump calling himself the king of the tax code on msnbc morning joe. he said the current tax code is too complicated and plans on releasing his plan to simplify it next month. stay tuned for that. that's our news update this hour. let's get back to "squawk on the street." >> thank you, sue. welcome back to "squawk on the street." you're looking at the dow jones industrial arch, the s&p 500 and the nasdaq. our next guess says s

it was prepared at the request of senators johnson, mccaskill and carper. the government accountability office report is thorough and competent and tells the story as it happened. over the last two years the g.a.o. team hemmed endless meet -- held endless meetings with the office of inspector general, including jon rymer and dan blair. so the i.g. has known for some time what was coming down the pike. they knew early on the g.a.o. report -- or the g.a.o. concluded that the evidence in the work papers did not support a clean opinion of the marine corps audit. echoing ms. ball's unanswered plea, the government accountability office states the o.i.g.'s management decision to overturn the disclaimer is, in their words, undocumented, unexplained, and unjustified by evidence in the work papers as required by professional standards. end of quote. this is the evidentiary gap identified by the government accountability office. there is no legitimate explanation for how the auditors got from point a -- the disclaimer -- to point b -- the clean opinion. there is no cr

security on the senate committee for homeland security and government affairs and has been with senator carperin that role for several years and since 2011 and prior to that also if you google stephen you'll find some of his articles when he was a congressional research service as well. so, with that great panel and what we wanted to do is just note that as we are looking at the legislative and regulatory agenda for the department, we are almost 15 years in. in the operations and in policy of the department, founded in 2003. the homeland security act, when it was passed evidence of bipartisanship and signed into law november 2002, set off an amazing reorganization of the department with a 22 agencies to read your another story, came together, multiple new directorates and it do fresh ideas about government should look like from an up the structure side and also from a policy side and how to respond to the needs of 911, post 911 world, but that was 13 years ago almost. so, our operations inside the department have continued to evolve to the present needs be it on immigration front, if the struc

2621 wyden 2622, carper 2615. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further reading of the quorum call be dispensed with. officer without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that following leader remarks on tuesday september 8 the senate proceed to the consideration of h.j. res. 61 and that the majority leader or his designee be recognized to offer a substitute amendment related to coppingal disapproval of the proposed iran nuclear agreement. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: reserving the right to ork the debate we're going to have in a matter of weeks, i want it to be -- i think all of us do tsh dig dignified befitting the gravity of the issue of the day. so this is a step forward. i do not object. the presiding officer: without objectio