the gentleman from colorado. mr. tipton: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 267. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- >> mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the otion will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a, the house declares the house in recess until approximately

it shows the diversetory in colorado -- it shows the diversity in colorado. one of the goals i have had in the senate is to make sure we have the right policies to support our farmers and ranchers throughout colorado who are producing everything from barley to potatoes. i want to make sure weed a even more crops to this -- i want to make sure we add even more crops to this list to strengthen the agricultural industry in colorado. as i mentioned a few weeks ago coming to the floor talk about that crisis, "the wall street journal" article highlighted a story from a farmer in kansas. i recently talked to a farmer in eastern colorado who was getting paid $3.21 for a bushel of corn, yet the amount of money that it took too make that corn bushel to may the bills was $30.92. -- $3.92. that is not the right side of an equation to be on if you are in business and particularly if you are hoping to pass that business on to future generations. and so i think it is important that the senate talk about commodity prices that we talk about the impact that increased federal r

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his family has deep roots in colorado. his grandmother grew up as an irish tenement in denver, supporting the family at age eight. his other grandmother was a lawyer who worked his way through law school, serving as a streetcar conductor in denver. his grandmother was one of the first women to graduate from the university of denver in the 1920s. as a person and as a lawyer, judge gorsuch gorsuch exemplifies some of the finest qualities of colorado. a state filled with people who are kind to one another, who by and large do not share the conceit that one party or one ideology is all right and the other is all wrong. they are conscious of the legacy that we owe the generations who forged our state out of a western territory of the united states. if confirmed, judge gorsuch will be the first judge since sandra sandra day o'connor from the west. no less an authority than judge when he wrote in his dissent, the court has quote not a single genuine westerner and added with the disease, california does not count. [laughter] with

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the gentleman from colorado reserves his time. and the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. . mr. burgess: bringing us back to the business at happened which is the rule allowing the vote on the congressional review act later today, i want to quote now from the webpage of the federal trade commission under the title of protecting consumer privacy. reading from their website, the federal trade commission has been the chief federal agency on privacy policy and enforcement since the 1970's when it began enforcing one of the first federal privacy laws, the fair credit reporting act. since then, rapid changes in technology have raised new privacy challenges, but the federal trade commission's overall approach has been consistent. the agency uses law enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer and business education to protect consumers' personal information and ensure that they have the confidence to take advantage of the many benefits of an ever changing marketplace. close quote. is is the -- from the f.t.c. dot-g

he does. >> dan: at this point if you're colorado state come you don't have choice. you have to file, have to put them on the free throw line. give them possibly two, then you've got to come down and hit that three. >> kevin: that was an official timeout that we were pausing for the last time so they could loo look. at the free throw line is marshall, 11 of 15. nevada with a couple of timeouts, colorado state with one. >> dan: marshall has struggled earlier from the line but he's been one of the last couple of trips. now you want to play good defense without fouling. >> kevin: clavell, triple. he hasn't scored almost half the points for colorado state, now down by four with 18 seconds to go. thinking how you did me wrong. and i grew strong! and i learned how to get along! and now you're back! uh - huh! from outer space... sorry. gloria: ♪ oh no, not i, i will survive! ♪ full group: ♪ oh as long as i know how to love...♪ ♪ oh! the things you say ♪ ♪ oh! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you're unbelievab♪e ♪ you're unbelievab♪e >> kevin: tonight on cbs begins with a new episode of ransom, foll

at a law for rafter says serving and then returned to colorado as a federal judge. in a few minutes i have to bring in those litigating cases i've argued 32 cases over the last decade and the arguments have been on behalf of the client base base, death penalty the federal government the largest corporations with a great senator from a white called the of little guy but the one thing you really wanted friend-of-the-court is an opportunity to be treated fairly to have your position listen to and treated with the gravity it deserves.av those who work day and night to get the right answer from justice and honestly that is how the supreme court works berger everytime imf there i get a lump in my throat because i see a first team and i wish the court would televise the proceedings of the american people can see but i see everyday. [laughter] because of that so many americans are outraged judge karlin does not sit on the court today his brilliance and experience a meticulous attention to detail make him perhaps the most qualified nominee ever to be named to the supreme cou

with i am certain to make colorado proud to of a positive impact for generations to come. and after that walking with my distinguished colleagues on both sides of the dial come. riveting another poem to memorialize from the capitol rotunda.zed on t today will be long long ago. guardian of the constitution serving the nation well for generations to come.ittee >> mr. chairman thank you in the it is a distinct privilege and is the son of colorado born and raised and private practice in thein welcome his wife in during his studies at oxford, and move to colorado where they p live with there twota daughters in boulder. is a great job with his approach to his word cancer and tim the respect and his family is grandfather grew up in an irish tenant the supporting the family at the age of paid to purchase other grandfather was a lawyer and one of the firsthi women to graduate from university have denver wass as agrandmother. in this day filled with people who buy enlarge to net year from one party or ideology is all right in the other is all wrong. and then out of the western terri

your san francisco giants are taking on the colorado rockies.s looking tonight at jimmy rollins because brandon craw ford is competing in the world baseball classic. he said while his focus is on team usa right now, he's checking giants box scores every single day, his focus is clear for this season, a world championship. up to jon and mike. >> jon: thanks for that update, amy. i'm jon miller along with mike krukow. jimmy rollins at shortstop. and let's look at the rockies batting order. charlie blackmon in center. lemahieu at stek base. trevor story, shortstop. jordan paterson at first base. cardullo in right. pat valaika at third. tapia in left field. tony wolters the catcher. and here is matt cain ready to work. first pitch on the inside. called strike. mike everitt is the home plate umpire. it is twilight time, mike, with the infield mostly covered in the shadows. back drop lit up in the bright sun. along the left-field line this could be trouble in the foul ground. no. eduardo nunez gave a long run for it. not quite. >> mike: on the hill to

her grades start failing and she drops out. >> reporter: ron and paige move back to colorado.they have a huge wedding set on a peak over looking the denver skyline, but their youthful rush to the altar ends as quickly as it starts. >> early on paige made it real clear to ron she wanted children. she adored children. but ron wanted no part of that. it turned out to be a deal breaker. her friends say she got a divorce after two years. >> reporter: in the wake of that divorce, she meets rob dixon, an emergency medical technician who friends say really didn't need to work because he came from a wealthy family. >> her in-laws, the dixons, were loaded. they made a fortune getting in on early technology with cell phones. >> reporter: that family fortune lined their son rob's pockets for years. >> he loved spending his daddy's money. he had six sports cars. >> reporter: in a town full of pick up trucks, rob dixon is driving a bright yellow ferrari. >> that definitely got everyone's attention. she was being showered with gifts. there were bracelets, a $12,000 necklace. >> reporter: rob

. >> you're talking about having a whole lot of uncertainty for over half a million colorado citizens. >> reporter: the five year old jude has had medication, even paid for shoes. in colorado a russian family watches the debate with a different view. >> we're following it closely because it's an issue that has affected us. >> 13-year-old has autism, but costs for the rest of the family skyrocketed as insurers left the marketplace. >> it tripled our premiums and increased our deductibles quite a bit. >> reporter: last week cade's mother told president trump they're counting on him. a family like millions waiting for the vote to determine their future. gadi schwartz, nbc news, aurora, colorado. >> in the meantime, there is another major political showdown looming in washington with confidential hearings with neil gorsuch all wrapped up, the leaders in the democrat and the senate, chuck schumer, is promising to filibuster, forcing gorsuch to get 60 votes. that could set up a showdown with republicans who could change the rules to make confirmation a simple majority vote. >>> tonight auth

we ask that colorado's senators join together an support this highly qualified nominee from colorado regardless of the politics involved and prior confirmation efforts including what many to be considered the mistreatment of judge garland's nomination. a filibuster will do colorado no good. judge gorsuch deserves a fair shake in the nomination process. please vote for judge gorsuch's confirmation to the supreme court. mr. president, this letter from james hr*euon is another -- lyon is snore letter talking about the confirmation -- is another letter talking about the confirmation of judge gorsuch. judge gorsuch is an exceptionally qualified jurist, to use their boards and deserves a fair shake in the confirmation process that includes a timely up-or-down vote. i i ask unanimous consent to submit this letter for the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. gardner: i look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle to make sure that we fill this vacancy on the supreme court with one of this nation's truly brilliant legal minds. mr. president, i thank you, and i

hello to colorado, my home st e state. glad you're joining us. >> nice see you. >> even if it is via satellite. i want ask you about this health care reform issue because we know president obama admitted back in october the affordable care act isn't perfect. hillary clinton made that admission while campaigning. how would you improve obamacare? >> i think a lot of us have recognized ed it was a, you kno k something it was an act in progress or play in progress. i think the key thing is not to roll back and take people that have gotten coverage taking away from them. the tax cut, $600 billion to go to the richest 1%, probably not the key thing right now. i think we should work together and democratic governors are willing to come, we have direct experience with this, with the implementation of the aca and let's look at hab we have to change how much everyone gets, but everybody should have some basic level of health care. >> and i think republicans agree with that based on what they have said the goal of lels is to lower th

. >>> among those still undecided are all four republican congress members from colorado. a state like many others where families are on edge as they awaaa await the out come on this political battle. we have how it's impai impacting every day americans. >> reporter: at five years old he's had so many medical complications. after 300 visits to the hospital, his mother has stopped counting. >> we go to the hospital all the time even more when he was a baby. >> reporter: she's glued to any news about health care reform, but not today. it's too stressful. >> what do you think of what's happening in washington right now? >> i think it's scary. it scares me that they might cut medicaid because it's in line with maybe a political stance. >> reporter: the republican plan could mean major cuts to state medicaid budgets and fewer services for children. according to a nonpartisan analysis an estimated 600,000 people could lose coverage in colorado alone. >> you're talking about having a whole lot of uncertainty for over half a million colorado citizens. >> reporter: medicaid has mad

. >>> colorado is leading the nation when it comes to marijuana laws. the new possibility coming for the rocky mountain high. new this morning... ==curail== colorado maye poised toake its lelized mijuana law >>> all new this morning a more social state law. colorado may be forced to take its legalized marijuana law one step farther allowing private clubs where people can come and smoke mayor watch that. indoor pot smoking at specially approved clubs. food and alcohol would not be allowed there. this would be the first of its kind law anywhere in the country. it still has to be approved by the full state september colorado house of representatives. >>> a follow-up now. nbc news is learning the supreme court will take on the transgender bathroom case despite president trump's cancellation of former president obama's guidance on the i. they will hear a case from virginia. a transgender student wants to use a boys bathroom. the justices will decide whether it violates title ix on discrimination. >>> it is read across america day. >>> st. michael's school. i

. >> red flag warnings posted from kol ki colorado to illinois. six people, at least, have been killed, and thousand forced to evacuate. >> fires ripped through hundreds of square miles of land across four states. fueled by powerful winds. abc's clayton sandell has the the latest. >> reporter: across the plains firefighters aren't just battling flames they're up against dry, powerful wind. super charged wildfires tearing through hundred of square miles in kansas, oklahoma, colorado in gray county, texas, ranch hand, sydney wallace, boyfriend, cody crockett, and third man were trying to save cattle could not escape the flames. all died. the fires killed six in total. countless numbers of livestock. >> wind blowing hard, and smoke, can't see your hand. >> reporter: on the colorado plains, 30,000 acre blaze, destroyed five homes. >> ransacked. grabbed everything we could. >> reporter: this is one of the homes lost in colorado. you can see danger is not over yet. we are getting 60 mile an hour win gusts right now. making this a tough fire fight. clayt

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman, my friend from colorado, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. and i rise to debate the rule providing for consideration of the three bills related to the department of veterans affairs. interestingly all under one rule we have been doing two bills under one rule. we're now headed to three. i recommend we just put all of our bills under a rule and save us a lot of time. the fir bill under today's rule to improve the authority of the secretary of veterans affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the department of veterans affairs. the bipartisanship reflected in this bill is certainly a rarity in this body. and frankly, could have easily come before us under the suspension of the rules. job are nearly 47,000 vacancies for doctors, nurses, an

atoxford, and a summer at the university of colorado. but intellect alone doesn't get you through the halls of these store rid halls of academic institutions. it requires two other values of the west, two values in addition to other western values that judge gorsuch holds. it is these western perspectives that the supreme court desperately needs to grow. judge gorsuch is a lifelong outdoorsman. enjoys fly-fishing and skiing. i have been told that he is a double-black demand skier. his wife louise cares for animals in a small barn on his land. in addition to his appreciation of nature's beauty, judge gorsuch understands the complex legal issues facing westerners and our western states. since 2006, judge gorsuch has served on the federal court that covers the 10th circuit court and covers six other western states -- colorado, oklahoma, kansas, wyoming, utah. they represent nearly 20% of the land of the continental united states. his service on this court has provided him with a unique understanding of public lands issues, public lands, wat

a growing wildfire threatens thousands of homes in colorado while rain and melting snow increases the threat of flooding in california and the northwest. >>> finding a home. we go to one city where refugees are the life blood of the community, paying taxes and gladly accepting hard to fill jobs. >>> stopping the calls. the federal government about to crackdown on scammers making cell phone robo calls. >>> and the giving tree. how a neighborhood came together creating its own real version of a beloved children's story. "nightly news" begins now. >>> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. the testing of a new high thrust rocket engine in north korea drew strong reaction from president trump today on his flight back to washington from his weekend in florida. the president said, quote, north korea is acting very badly. that new test came just as the u.s. secretary of state was wrapping up a trip to the region in china. matt bradley is in seoul, south korea tonight. >> reporter: a new engine fueling a fresh roun

the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: two weeks ago, the republicans pushed ahead with a health care bill despite not knowing the impact of the legislation. a week later, the nonpartisan congressional budget office announced that the bill would take health insurance away from 24 million people, increase costs by 15% to 20% for those who currently have insurance. mr. speaker, late last night, the republicans introduced a major manager's amendment that changes the bill, frankly. and mr. speaker, just as it was irresponsible to move forward without knowing the full effects of the original bill, it's completely reckless to even know whether this manager's amendment makes it better or worse an the impact it has on health care for american families. it's reckless to consider and vote on an amended bill befored says how much it costs or how much it will increase insurance by or whether it throws people off insurance rolls. plbling if we defeat the previous question, i'll offer an amendment to the rule that would require a

to my extended family, here and across colorado, when we gather dozens of us, we hold different political and religious views. but we are united in our love and between the family pranks and the pack of children running rampant, whoever's hosting is left with at least one dry wall repair. to my parents and grandparents, they're no longer with us but there's no question on whose shoulders i stand. my mom was one of the first women graduates of the university of colorado law school, as the first female district attorney in denver, she helped a program to pursue deadbeat dads and her idea of day care sometimes meant, i got to spend the day wandering the halls or tagging along behind the police officers. she taught me the headlines are fleeting, courage lasts. my dad taught me that success in life is very little to do with success. kindness he showed me is the great virtue. he showed me too that there are few places closer to god than walking in the wilderness awaiting a trout stream. even if it is an awfully long drive home with the family dog after he encounters a skunk. to my grandparents,

he knew i was from colorado. he was disappointed he had lost colorado. he said something like if he had had a little more time, he thinks he might have won. then he said that one of the topics that came up during the course of the campaign was abortion and that it was very divisive and split people evenly, he found. then he moved on to other topics. >> did he mention roe v wade by name? >> i don't think so. not to my recollection. just that abortion was very divisive and he moved on to other topics of interest to him. >> like what? >> senator, the next topic i remember, this is just my recollection, is he expressed concern that our country's nuclear armaments are old. >> has anyone in interviews with you, and you mentioned one conversation with steve bannon, i understand you also met with other advisers, has anyone else ever mentioned roe v wade? >> no, senator. that's it. >> never a mention of that case or of abortion in any of your conversations with any of the president's advisers? >> not to my recollection, no. >> what about with officials of the her

byron wifebeating the other justice from colorado, those people that know him best. let me start with bill ritter the republican attorney general expressed his support for the confirmation. ten years ago he said glowing things. they wrote a letter strongly supporting the confirmation to the court. a prominent colorado attorney supports the confirmation and these are not conservative they are liberal democrats believe he would make an excellent supreme court justice urging all of us to support the confirmation. >> [inaudible] >> what you are seeing is the legislative process. both the speaker and i have a majority that have never served with a republican president. the chances of getting a signature on things we support were never there. we are in a governing situation that provides stories for you but these are the episodes you go through. it's happening in the house and i'm confident they will be successful. they would be listening to everybody to get enough votes to clear up the senate. there will be more and you will be able to write more. >> we beat them in the f

s" first look, officials are on the hunt for the killer of twoas colorado colorado -- for these two colorado teens. >> it was not a murder suicide. we are aggressively investigating the case. >> reporter: 8:41 a.m., a 911 call drove by two bodies lying on the shoulder of the road. the bodies identified as daric benjamin greer and 16-year-old natalee,. >> she was my best friend. when she walked into a room she took your breath away. >> reporter: the sheriff's office is not commenting on how the friends were killed. they are awaiting autopsy results which could take weeks. we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "g.m.a." first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc new york. then we wad it up to make it nice and soft. but grandma, we use charmin ultra soft so we don't have to wad to get clean. mmm, cushiony...and we can use less. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. remember, that's charmin in there... no wasteful wadding! we all g

recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. professors,h authors and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 20 minutes. >> we are joined by sarah field, the associate dean at the college of liberal arts and a good indications professor at the university of colorado denver, here to talk about title ix, one of the most discussed areas of sports in the last 20 years. what is title ix? >> title ix is a very short law -- 37 words -- that requires gender equity occur in federally funded educational settings. that's broader than just schools. it does require federal funding. >> what is its genesis? >> it stems out of the civil rights movement. in the 50's and 60's, the women's right grew and equal pay act shows up in 1963 and women expressed concern roles and women were not getting the same opportunities as their male counterparts. this is fairly traumatic -- fairly dramatic. the university of virginia did not accept women into any college except nursing and education until 1970. a lot of women thought that w

he will be introduced by cory gardner, michael bennett, the two senators from colorado and also by former acting solicitor general neal katyal. some folks have been waiting in line to get in and you can see the room filling up fairly full now. something like before dawn this morning. we caught up wit with a few to d out where they stand on judge gorsuch. >> my name is william and i'm here this money to support neil gorsuch and his nomination. mole cell what to say it and see what the committee has to say, what questions they're going to ask him. quite frankly i don't see how we doesn't get, not nominate but confirmed by the senate. >> who are you with? >> i'm sorry? >> are you with a group? what do you do for a living? >> i'm sorry, i'm an internet just asked for the morning off to come over here. >> where do you entered? >> i'm interning with the young leaders program at the heritage foundation. >> and tell us what you like about judge neil gorsuch. what if you learned about him that you think you should be confirmed? >> i really like that judge neil gorsuch is a constitutional conservat

burning in the texas pan handle, and firefighters losing the battle to save homes in colorado. and some family members losing their lives while trying to save their property. abc's clayton sandell from colorado tonight. >> reporter: across the plains tonight, hundreds are battling winds. wildfires are tearing through hundreds of square miles in parts of kansas, oklahoma, colorado and texas. in clark county kansas, at least 30 homes and structures burned the fires even forcing major interstate 70 to shut down. the fires have killed at least six people in total and countless numbers of livestock. >> you can't see your hand in front of your face. >> reporter: a 30,000 acre blaze destroyed five homes. >> we just grabbed everything we could. >> reporter: this is one of the homes lost here in colorado, but you can see the danger is not over. we're getting 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts making this a tough fire fight. >> thanks to you there. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" tuesday. the earthquake warning in the west, and the concern about the san andreas fault. >>> th

crews try to control the blaze. = >>> well, wildfire in colorado that forced hundreds of evacuation is now 50% contained. >> it's burning just west of boulder. >> it's just someone in the area that saw flames in the area. >> high winds and dry conditionsfueling that fire near boulder, colorado. >> part of their job is to defend the residentses' homes. >> they're attacking the fire from the air and they have made progress, but the winds overnight have them worried. >> the fire remains at 62 acres has not grown. >> the situation remains difficult because the fire is hard to reach. >> it's difficult to get that water up there. things get more complex in the dark. we're limited by air operations and we're not able to utilize the aircraft at night. >> resources are also thin this time of year. >> the lack of hand crew availability. >> they have ruled out natural causes. >> a lot of people in and out of there and we know there's a lot of transient campsites so we think it's a human cause. >> it's not yet clear when they will be able to return to their homes. >> time 4:25 meantime in peru,

don cohen grew up on a farm in the high plains of eastern colorado. this white enamel table. i would go in there and spend hours drawing on that table with a pencil and then i could smear with my fingers to blend. never once did my mother ever say, donald, don't draw on the table. so i guess after i'd leave, she would clean off the table before we would eat dinner. >> reporter: painting where he comes from has been his life's work. but 20 years ago, cohen changed his focus. he started painting giant portraits of migrant workers. >> i was up in greeley photographing these cows. i turn around and i see these migrants sitting on these sacks and i thought, wow, that is beautiful. i walked over and said, hey, would you guys mind if i took your picture? they said no. i thought, you know, nobody has ever painted the migrants. maybe i better. >> reporter: and so began an odyssey. >> i photographed for about nine years going all across the united states from texas to washington state, from california to florida. >> reporter: all to find the faces that would en

abc's clayton sandell from colorado tonight. >> reporter: across the plains tonight, firefighters aren't just battling flames. they are against dry, powerful winds. supercharged wildfires are tearing through hundreds of square miles in parts of kansas, oklahoma, colorado and texas. in gray county, texas, ranch hand, sidney wallace was trying to save cattle, but he and his wife both died. the fires have killed at least six people in total and countless numbers of livestock. >> you can't see your hand in front of your face. >> reporter: a 30,000 acre blaze destroyed five homes. >> we just grabbed everything we could. >> reporter: this is one of the homes lost here in colorado, but you can see the danger is not over. we're getting 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts right now making this a very powerful fire fight. >> very powerful system tonight on the move. clayton sandell, thanks to you there. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the earthquake warning in the west, and the concern about the san andreas fault. >>> also, this video. the day care worker who appears to p

more than 1,000 homes evacuated near boulder, colorado. with more than 60 acres burned, the flames are hopping above a row of homes with minimal containment. farther west, wet weather makes shocking scenes, homes sbloo rivers and streets that look like canals in yakima, washington. portland, swept away. >> not something you expect on your daily commute to work. >> reporter: three men survive uninjured after a hillside collapsed on their car. the warning heard across the region, conditions are prime for more. >> we have had so much rain this winter, when we get rain like that, the earth moves. >> reporter: this week, more rain in the forecast. the bulls eye on northern california. some five inches near the battered oraville dam. crews working to repair the spill pais to lower lake oraville to prepare for more rain. >> we have gone to extreme efforts to clean out and caulk every crack we can find on the deck. >> reporter: in february, nearly 200,000 residents were evacuated as an auxiliary spillway. rapid snow melt could mean more snow dange

with jennifer cullison who is a phd candidate at the university of colorado, also rachel grace newman, phd candidate at columbia university here to talk about immigration and student visas in the 20 century. your research is on mexican sunnis coming to the u.s. during the 20 century. tell us about who was coming and why and how they were able to do that. ms. cullison: actually mexican etudents started coming to th united states from the 19th century. most of them came from elite mexican families who wanted the best education for their chosen. what started to change as the mexican government began to offer scholarships, and that opened up the possibility of studying in the united states to a broader group of students who came from middle-class backgrounds. host: they were offering scholarships to mexican students to study in the united states? ms. cullison: that's right. their own government supported them to study abroad. and they try to give them to the best students as a kind of reward for their academic merits, but absolutely social connections played a role. start seeingid we larg

in washington and less washington in colorado. the county commissioner in western colorado from dolores county, jackson, montezuma, rio blanco should have more say in decisions that are impacting their backyard on b.l.m. land than someone sitting behind a desk in new york city. they tell me that their ability to have an impact on their backyard lessens as a result of b.l.m. 2.0, the b.l.m. planning rule 2.0. they believe think actual i have will less say under the new rule than somebody who doesn't live anywhere near their land or their state or their county or those b.l.m. lands. and i believe that colorado state and local leaders, local users, should have a strong voice on local land management decisions. it is their backyard. yes, it is a public land. but the fact is, they are the ones trying to make a living trying to govern, trying to make decisions that are best for their constituents, and they should have a voice in those decisions. i also firmly believe in managing our public lands under the multiple use philosophy, which

. >>> to wildfire danger in the plains sparking evacuations near boulder, colorado. firefighters have been fighting the blaze near the sun shine canyon. now 50 contained. authorities say the fire may have been caused by people. more than 400 homes have been evacuated. more than 800 others are on preevacuation notice. no structures damaged so far. dry conditions and low humidity is not helping. >>> the reward is 12$,000 for a man who set fire to a row house. a man identifying himself as a suspect says he did not do it. the identity has not been confirmed and he's not turned himself in. we have more now. >> reporter: an urgent man hunt for the arsonist accused of fire bombing this apartment. baltimore firefighters arriving on saturday morning to the home engulfed in fast moving flames. they claim the fire set to target inside. police say this surveillance video shows the suspect throwing to molotov cocktails into the building. the heat so intense one woman leapt from the top floor to escape. she's still in critical condition. two tareenagers killed. six others injured

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he currently serves on the 10th circuit in colorado. fill themed, he will seat of justice antonin scalia a who died last year. here is the president's announcement. [applause] president trump: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. when justice scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the american people. if i were elected president, i would find the very best judge in the country for the supreme court. i promised to select someone who respects our laws and is representative of our constitution and who loves our constitution. and someone who will interpret them as written. this may be the most transparent judicial selection process in history. months ago as a candidate, i publicly presented a list of brilliant and accomplished people to the american electorate and pledged to make my choice from among that list. millions of voters said this was the single most important issue to them when they voted for me for president. i am a man of my word. i will do as i say. someth

the president tapped the colorado judge to replace the late antonin scalia. the full senate is expected to vote on his nomination next month. (james) the new republican bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act heads to the house rules committee later this week. house speaker paul ryan says he is willing to make changes to the bill. ryan says he'll seek changes to provide more help to older people who are not yet eligible for medicare. ( james ) the bill has already passed two committee votes in the house. a full house vote on the bill is set for thursday. <8 seconds: right side possibly, montana looking, looking throwing in the end zone. caught it! áfans cheeringá>(darya) a big story we are following this morning 49er legend dwight clark announces that he

those people who know him best r&d from the state of colorado. i'll talk about the supporters that judge gorsuch had before his confirmation to the us up in democratic bill ritter who in an off published former republican attorney general, john sutter's expressed support for the nomination of judge gorsuch. salazar under brock obama said ten years the glowing things about judge gorsuch, that seeking confirmation to the tenth circuit court. if you look at the comments made from steve barber, cohost of the 2008 democrats and national convention in denver in 2008 emma wrote a letter to the judiciary committee strongly supporting judge gorsuch confirmation to the united cream court. these are conservatives, these are liberal democrats who believe that judge gorsuch would make an excellent supreme court justice urging all of us to support confirmation. [inaudible] what's the signal that we should back off of this ? >> what you're seeing on full display of the legislative process. this way it works. i mentioned before the speaker and i have the majorit

a colorado wildfire forces hundreds of people to flee their homes, but crews are making steady progress in the fire fight. >>> and how sweet it is. south carolina upsets duke, claiming a spot in the sweet 16. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters, here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> it is a busy day on capitol hill. acting fbi director james comey is expected the testify before the intelligence house committee and senate confirmation hearings begin for president trump's supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. president trump will hold another campaign-style rally, this time in louisville, kentucky. this time it's not over fbi director james comey but security director, but mike rogers will testify over russia's involvement in the 2016 election as well as president trump's unproven claim that trump tower was bugged. fbi director takes the hot seat this morning and the 2016 presidential election. >> i think there are a few things i'm hoping to hear fi

higgins of new york, hakeem jeffries of new york, william keating of of achusetts, ed perlmutter colorado, terri of alabama, dina titus of nevada. signed sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i send to the