some of it coming down the columbia five large. -- columbia by barge. much of it for writing by train. we have a tremendous rail infrastructure here in portland that has been developed, largely because of port operations. i should also say canadian ash is a major export. they have a huge terminal, where is located the largest wood structure west of the mississippi river. and further around on the columbia terminal six, we have autos on each end of the terminal. honda upstream, hyundai from korea downstream, and we also are now exporting for automobiles, made in the center of the country, railed to portland, customized here on our terminal for the chinese buyers. if they went a sunroof or radio, that is installed here, and dr. -- and off they go to china. standingck we are there is a channel that is 40 , feet deep. it needs to be dredged regularly. in the columbia, it is 43 feet. we own a pipeline dredge. the contract with the u.s. army corps of engineers, a federal agency in charge of maintaining navigation channels to the united states, and without tha

nine residents lost their lives, seven of them from the district of columbia. anybody could have been on that train. in 2015, there was a smoke accident. oman one was killed. interstate safety commission is necessary if there is to be a metro at all. lawmakers he local for doing their part to support meeting sdiction together the three parts of the region. i urge my own colleagues to move forward. i yield -- i reserve -- i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the district of columbia yields. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: mr. speaker, thank you. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. connolly: i thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i thank my good friend from maryland. i rise in support

in the columbia, it is 43 feet. in the port of portland, the contract with the u.s. army corps of engineers, a federal agency in charge of maintaining navigation channels to the united states, and without that, we would have no maritime commerce. it isn't something most people see or experience or know much .bout that it is vital rivers like the mississippi and the columbia river could not function without dredging. that is infrastructure. you are building a navigation channel. we are 107 miles from the pacific ocean. without that, we would be in big trouble. rail infrastructure is incredibly important. so many of the commodities we are exporting here could not arrive without rail infrastructure. railroads themselves make billions of dollars of investments, and they are continuing to do that. there are investments that need to be made it railroad related infrastructure, that are not as much a benefit to the railroads as they are two other forms or modes of transportation, who are presently impeded by rail operations, so overpasses and under crossings and all kinds of

>> yes, columbia is a great concern. for the region and us engagement and they did a tremendous thing in a very short amount of time and i agree with doug and they farc had a plan. anyone who studied military strategy. [inaudible] get a famous saying what he said war is but politics by other means. lenin said the inverse. lenin said that politics and knowing that farc they always do that. there's a strong political element to what they need to do. the purpose of this paper and conference in general, the word of transnational organized crime the operative word is organized. crime is crime but organized is what separates them from everything else and there's nothing more organized than the farc. they dissected their network in europe all the way through latin america and they made tremendous capabilities that we see until it's too late. >> i think it's also easy to overestimate the ability of these groups to carry out their plans in ways that we give these qualities when they also very vulnerable humans. it's easy to overe

>> we recognize columbia as a republic and the leaders are responsive to the people of columbia. as their partner, it is their obligation to make them continue to take a nation on the verge of collapse of being a failed state and brought it to a point of relative prosperity and security for a significant period of time. and i think we're prepared and continue to endeavor to help in that regard. what i don't think we can allow, and this is an american senator or someone who needs to answer the people of florida or the people about how the taxpayer money is being spent, is to use them to unfairly benefit the farc. for example, not seeing -- we want to make sure our funds are being used for ensuring that victims, the assistance is set up so victims are compensated. now through american funds but through the farc funds. we want to make sure there are not corps that people who partnered with us are not being put on trial and treated like criminals themselves. and we want to make sure that none of the funds of the american taxpayer end up to a group we call a terrorist group. and many

some was handed to a columbia university professor.you have concerned based on this reporting about the fbi director that the memos could contain classified information. >> memos in the files of the fbi director contain classified information. the information he made public was not classified in any way but, instead, relate to the threats made against him. he was a man that wanted to keep his job. >> he said hillary clinton's handling of classified information was careless. the question becomes, even if that classified information were in the memo he handed over to his friend in columbia, which he testified had no classified information. what about the handling of it. was it on a note pad? how did he maintain the documented? did he take them home? do you have questions as they pertain to this information? >> i have no questions at all. i have no reason to think the fbi director mishandled information. you can raise questions about anything. but, to say that there's classified information properly in the files at the fbi head quarters i

cargo that will soon be salvaged according to columbia's president. that is on our territory belongs to columbia and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he has received a proposal from an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface but would also welcome other offers of financial help. in june 1708 but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune 1708 the sanjose of financial help. injune 1708 the san jose set sail from of financial help. injune 1708 the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of argentina. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years later the wreckage was finally located. so far the hidden treasures have only been viewed by a sonar images but the ambition is for people to one day see them in person with columbia promising a dedicated museum to preserve the artefacts. the leaders of two of the world's most

and inside the stores here in columbia, venezuelans know they can count on this.on store shelves to be filled with the basics. pasta, rice, cooking oil, diapers, things they cannot find in their home country of venezuela right now. cnn, columbia. >> thank you for the report. >>> still ahead, it's a long holiday weekend here in the united states. as fires pl s blaze through the western parts of the u.s., storms threaten the mid states. >>> cnn remembers the hot shots. the firefighters who lost their lives four years ago in one of the deadliest fires in u.s. history. >>> plus, canada celebrates a major holiday. how ottawa marked canada day, as "newsroom" continues. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuber

capitol police, district of columbia. bravery and composure while engaged in an active shooter incident, despite being shot, special agent griner placed herself in mortal danger to save the lives of members of congress, attending family members and congressional staff during a charity softball practice at eugene simpson memorial park in alexandria, virginia. [ applause ] special agent david bailey. medal of valor, presented to special agent david bailey, u.s. capitol police, district of columbia. for taking brave and decisive action to subdue an active shooter. special agent bailey was shot during the exchange of gunfire but continued to advance the shooter without benefit of cover until the active shooter was subdued, saving the lives of members of congress, attending family members, and congressional staff. [ applause ] >>> officer nicole battaglia. medal of valor presented to officer nicole battaglia. alexandria police department, virginia. for demonstrating extraordinary courage in saving the lives of two u.s. capitol

and the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> columbia, houston, you're going 40. >> in the mission control fact that you get into orbit that your mouth drops and you calm down. you go, wow. that's amazing. >> and the vehicle is performing like a champ, like all of us who have worked so long on it knew that she would. i think we've got something that's really going to mean something to the company and the world. >> the astronauts have about 14 more hours in space before they touch down tomorrow in the mojave desert. >> we were in l.a. and heard the sonic boom. >> that was it, that was it! it's coming down. >> there it is. >> putting that all together in a technology to make it fly and then landing is remarkable. nothing like it had ever been done. >> touchdown. >> they're down. >> i said, it worked. the damn thing worked. >> the day will come, according to nasa, that a launch will be so routine that the press and television won't even bother to cover it. >> 30 weeks later, after columbia had been returned to the kennedy space center, astronauts flew columbia into space again. >> the space s

only british columbia and winds can be.

to the border of columbia and venezuela to buy very basic goods.enezuelans cross the border into this town to find a basic good they cannot find in their home country. and inside the stores here in columbia, venezuelans know they can count on this. they can count on store shelves to be filled with the basics. pasta, rice, cooking oil, diapers, things they cannot find in their home country of venezuela right now. cnn, columbia. >>> president trump, again, commenting about a female cable news anchor. those comments bringing up his long history of sexist remarks. >> that puts a spotlight on all of the women in his own life. our jason carroll takes a look at how some of the women are reacting during this latest controversy. >> reporter: while the administration looks toward trying to turn the page on the debate over the president and his comments about women, three women close to the president have stood by him. the first lady, senior white house adviser kellyann conway and his daughter ivanka. >> policies that allow women with children to thrive shoul

cargo that will soon be salvaged, according to columbia's president.erritory belongs to columbians and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it's so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposalfrom an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface, but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune, 1708, the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of cartagena. it was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his royal succession. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years later, the wreckage was finally located. so far, the hidden treasures have only been viewed via sonar images, but the ambition is for people to one day see them in person, with columbia promising a dedicated museum to preserve the artefacts. we will let you know how that goes — we have to go now, though. thanks for watching. hello again. we've got more of that hot and humid

open it up to say someone that was here for a long time that really contributed to the district of columbia maybe including those but at this point, it's just people who were born here in washington, dc and i asked them to provide a list of some people and wre oh our website, so you can take a look. by the way, how much will this cost? i'm told by experts that designing, constructing, putting together a statue can cost a lot of money. so far, there hasn't been a fiscal study on this to determine how much this will cost taxpayers. live at thomas circle, my brother, fox 5 local news. >>> throwing away money >> a new report finds drivers waste billions searching and paying for parking spots and dc landed on that list, of course, how much drivers in the district are spending and how much time wasting too. >> then there's this, the traffic tickets. you've got one before, admit it. if you need help fighting your fine, there's an ap for that may

be led by the gentlewoman from -- allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton. ms. norton: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. . wilson: mr. speaker, president trump's success during his overseas trip to poland and the g-20 summit in germany makes it clear that america is once again the clear leader of the free world. in poland, the president reaffirmed that western nations will stand together against threats to our security and our way of life. his remarks focused on his strategy of peace through strength, increasing defense spending, confirming our commitment to nato, and promoting american energy as an alternative to russian so

capitol police district of columbia, for taking brave and decisive action to subdue an active shooterspecial agent bailey was shot during the exchange of gunfire, but continued to advance the shooter without benefit of cover until the active shooter was subdued, saving the lives of members of congress, attending family members, and congressional staff. [applause] >> officer nicole battaglia. medal of valor presented to officer nicole battaglia, alexandria police department, virginia, for demonstrating extraordinary courage in saving the lives of two u.s. capitol police officers, members of congress, their families, and congressional staff. officer battaglia engaged the assailant, exchanging gunfire at close range and ultimately neutralizing him. [applause] >> officer alexander jensen. medal of valor presented to officer alex jensen, alexandria police department, virginia, for swift and valiant action in responding to an active shooter. officer jensen put himself in harm's way during the active shooter incident, moving without cover and drawing fire from the assailant until the assaila

a state of emergency in canada as hundreds of wildfires sweep across british columbia.nd the church of modern art. contemporary sculpture comes to chester's ancient cathedral. hello and welcome to the programme. the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so—called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble, every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch—and—rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the

a lot of conflict in that area that is specific to columbia.circumstances in which people are dying? are they being targeted, or dying? are they being targeted, or dying in the heat of the moment? people are being targeted, the most famous environmentalist killed in honshu rose, she received 33 death threats and then was shot in her home. she was a goldman prize winner, very well known in the country, and yet the brazen attitude of people, now feeling they can carry out these attacks in daylight and on prominent people, that is a worrying trend in this report. this week by china editor has been reporting on china's ambitious plan to recreate the famous silk road trading group between east and west. it is thought this ambitious project will cost in the region of £1 trillion. well over $1 trillion. it will involve a rail link from china to the uk. some of it will lead via india and through nairobi, others through central asia and then into europe, and into russia. this report on monday came from the east of china, and we played one yesterday from

canada declares a state of emergency as 180 wildfires put more pressure on emergency teams in british columbiallo and welcome to the programme. the 620 summit has drawn to a close in germany with donald trump claiming victories on trade and climate change. in a joint statement the other 19 world leaders, they did acknowledge america's isolated commitment to coal and some trade tariffs but they all renewed their pledges to the paris climate change agreement and to promoting free trade. president trump left the summit without giving a news conference but tweeted that it had been a "wonderful success." our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports from hamburg. the first 620 summit for donald trump was never going to be easy for the leaders of the world's other major economies, dealing with an american president who is deeply sceptical of the international system based on shared rules. "america first" means he prefers individual dealmaking. ok, i'll work that out. in the chair, 6ermany‘s chancellor angela merkel found him especially difficult. she accused the united states of making talks

she's in british columbia, where fire conditions are changing by the hour.re are about 10,000 hectares burning right now. 2,000 firefighters helping in those efforts with many more coming from other provinces across the country. like you said, the armed forces are on stand—by, especially to help with the more than 7,000 people who have been forced to leave their homes. if you were watching yesterday, we were in the same spot and the air quality here was not good at all. you could smell the smoke everywhere and it was very hazy. but where we are right now, that has gotten better. so people outside the wildfires appreciate the fact they are no longer breathing in the heavy smoke. anita, exactly how are these fires being tackled 7 how do they do it — from the ground, from the air? they are coming at it from everywhere that you could possibly imagine. there are firefighters working on the ground and water—bombers dropping water on those fires, and there are planes dropping fire—retardant as well. they are reallyjust trying to get at it in every direction. but th

i can still remember him coming down through columbia university up there at a park avenue, and afterhe interview with me he was going down the hall. and i did say, check this guy out. i think we have a rockefeller spy here and rock teller spy went on to be a strategist for the greatest political mind of the 20th richard nixon and -- a speech writer for one of the greatest communicators ronald reagan and just been on a tour of the library now that frank and others and bill have really fixed it up and that was the first time i've seen it. and i will say for the folks and folks out here on c-span audience, of course, everyone here. having worked with the old man for eight and a half years shelly worked even longer with him. that you can't watch that film without having heart really torn at. it is magnificent. i barely got through it. [laughter] but you ought to see it. when you talk now about -- about the nixon and what was in the book -- the nixons white house wars the battles it made and broke a president and changed america or -- basically divided america forever. listed some of the

the torch of reconciliation rests with the women of columbia. and now the citation. for his strong commitment to justice, peace, and public service, for his leaving the -- leading the peace talks in a spirit of respectful dialogue, and for ensuring the full participation of the women in the peace process. georgetown is proud to present the 2017 hillary rodham clinton award for advancing women in peace and security to this man. humberto de la calle. [applause] director verveer: congratulations. [applause] director verveer: the peace negotiations that resulted in a historic agreement, signed between the colombian government was all the more groundbreaking for addressing gender and minority rights issues. following the advocacy by women's organizations at a summit in 2013, the summit on women and peace, that took place president santos appointed two women to have full decision-making power on behalf of the government in talks. today, we are honored to have one of them, maria paulina riveros, with us. [applause] director verveer: when president santos appointed ms. river

a native california, ken joined then 1968 campaign while he was in new york at the columbia university law school. he graduated and joined the nixon administration as a staff assistant and then as a speech writer and special assistant to the president. ken joined the former president in san clemente to work on his memoir and was the chief researcher for the frost, nixon interviewed. ken traveled with the candidate to enhance the speeches and in the white house he was president reagan's chief speech writer. among the many memorable and historic speeches kent rot for president reagan was his stirring and moving farewell address to the republican national convention in 1988. ken then worked -- also worked in vice president bush's successful campaign. today ken is a veteran of nine presidential campaigns, he has been an adviser and strategist for governors and jurists and many of california's most distinguished public servants. he has showed for many years on our richmond nixon foundation board of directors and continues to advise and contribute in his current emeritus board capacity role.

reporter, she was only in her early 20s but when she came to the united states, she got into the columbia school of journalism even though she didn't have a high school degree let alone a college degree but she got into the graduate degree program at columbia and she said i knew all these nazis, here's my clippings, i knew goering, goebbels, the whole bunch but that raised eyebrows and people began to wonder if she was a nazi spy and things got so carried away that after she was brought to the attention of the fbi the fbi became convinced convinced not only might cd a nazi spy but the key to the entire not the espionage ring in the united states which was ridiculous so hoover took personal charge of the investigation. again, it wasn't just at the lowest levels of the fbi not only huber but roosevelt had taken a personal interest in the case. at one point, even hoover had decided it was more smoke than fire here and he suggested that the end the fbi surveillance of inga. president roosevelt himself didn't huber a note and said i want you to keep inga arvad under surveillance. i want to kno

. >>> if all goes according to plan, "columbia" will soar like a skylark next month. >> if the shuttleworks the way it's designed to work it will be a technological feat rivaling america's visit to the moon. a major moment in the history of flight. >> the space shuttle had new systems, new technology, primary things. you don't have pulleys and cables, it's all done by electronics. all the commands go through a computer. >> it was built as the world's first reusable spaceship. one that would commute to space, carrying scientists and satellites. >> the most important thing was the digital revolution, faster, more powerful computers with complex software. >> computers are absolutely necessary to fly a spacecraft like the shuttle. it's the most sophisticated, most complex system that has been put into space yet. >> first time i saw "columbia" and got close to it, my whole thought was oh, my god, it's big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than half a million people crowded the beaches around cape kennedy this morning to witness first-hand the first space shuttle launch

the state was called by the united states and the district of columbia.s for coercion of four private colleges. they said the rules are flawed. >>> the sun-sentinel news said the tennis star venus williams caused a fatal car crash last month. the black box caused the accident from williams' car. the tennis star has not been charged. >>> a purse snatcher dragged a bottom with the getaway car. the video was caught on security video. the woman gave chase and got her purse back but the robbers got her wallet. >>> a runner in maine said he outsprinted two bears. he dashed to a house wednesday when he spotted them during his workout. >> my initial instincts told me the best thing for you to do is to get to that house. i was not going to fight him. >> wildlife experts say the man did exactly the wrong thing. they recommend shouting, clapping and waving your arms to make yourself look imposing. it worked for him, anyway. >>> still ahead, cleaner energy on the road. grants make a push to drive out gas in diesel cars. you ready? by their second kid, every mom is an

a state of emergency remains in place in british columbia.ine people have died in a flash flood in a river canyon in the u.s. state of arizona. of a familytions that have been celebrating a birthday were among the victims, five of them children. have continued to search for one man in his 20's after a thunderstorm dumped 38 millimeters of rain in just one hour. fighting is intensifying in frack. the islamic state organizations main stronghold and capital in syria. syrian forces getting backing from the united states say they have recaptured one neighborhood west of the city. hundreds of civilians have fled the area. into raqqa.eper the u.s. led coalition pounded the city on monday on what's been described as the heaviest day of bombardment to date. meanwhile on the ground syrian democratic forces say they are making progress. recapturing a large neighborhood on the western outskirts of the city. the district has been liberated. we are taking steady and sound steps. what is important to us is not speed but freeing civilians and illuminating th

. >> the columbia won the award for best american cocktail bar at annual bartender gathering. >> it's gotten consistent praise since opening last year. >> the lounge competed against bars in new york, in houston, and san francisco for the top award. columbia room says it's a place where people can get traffic drinks, or rare ones in a unique, casual outdoor garden. >>> the greatest city in the country is? virginia beach? yeah. that's according to a new wallet hub survey. and look at the country's 62 largest cities and ranked them in order of liveability. virginia beach ended up on top. the survey says the city had the highest home ownership rates. not to self. the lowest percentage of people living in poverty, and the lowest crime rate. >>> check in isn't just a panhandler on the streets of illinois. she's a teacher, and she's trying to get the money to buy school supplies. she says the idea started as a joke from her husband, but she thought hey, it might actually generate some buzz, and it did. she's gotten a lot of attention on social media from people around the country, and she m

it is more likely that they would move across the border into columbia than they would take to sea but some number probably qowld take to sea. i don't think it's a maritime problem per se. but i think it's an a enormous potential humanitarian crisis. already within venezuela, to we have any here tonight normally we would in a miami audience i'm shocked we don't o. it is a -- becoming difficult with real violence on the streets. let us hope that they dot right thing which is not to create a new kind of -- lump parliament and jam a new constitution through. let us hope had that he allows current rule of law to follow what the united states ought to do is support the efforts of the o.a.s. organization of american states to put pressure on -- to do the right thing and follow the legality within the venezuelan constitution we should feel -- very positive that we're seeing both columbia and brazil qhor helping with that and putting immediate pressure on. in terms of hydrocar been and u.s. economy not significant at this point. of the united states has become a exporter of hydrocarbons, by do

. >> reporter: currently there's only one statue in the district district of columbia that would under this proposal, he's known nationwide, duke ellington. the famous musician and composer. but some say, narrowing the recognition to only native washington tonians is too limiting. under these terms well be known locals in dc like marian berry, dorothy height and fred douglas would be excluded because they weren't born here. so we is not set in stone. council member kenya mcduffy is the one pushing this. he wants to take this to the public, have them talk about this. maybe it could change a little bit to someone that had a great impression here on the district of columbia. maybe they weren't born here, but they really did a lot for the people. he would be willing to consider that. how much is this going to cost? there hasn't been a financial study yet. although i'm told the design and construction of statues can be very expensive. i know shawn, earlier you put on twitter that you had an idea someone one person that i thought was great is jazz musician shirley horn. she was born here, di

coming up straight ahead, justus went very wrong at columbia university.arrying a mattress around campus claiming that she was, name and the person who she said that it. but the school found him blameless and so did the police. so now there's a huge twist. columbia is now paying the young man. that story you cannot miss, nex next. [woman 1] huh. can't find my debit card. [woman 2] oh no... [woman 1] oh, it's fine. [woman 2] yeah, totally. it's fine. but like...is it fine though? because, i would maybe be worried...really, really, really worried. uh...do you want me to go back and look for it? i will. i mean a lot of bad things could happen. you need to call the bank. i don't know how else to tell you, you need to shut that card off-- [woman 1] it's off. [woman 2] what? [woman 1] i can turn it on and off in my wells fargo app. [woman 2] huh! i feel better already. [woman 1] good. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night... so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?!? with liberty mutual's 24-hour roadside a

. >>> the airline in columbia is looking to drop the airfare prices but that could come at the cost ofing taking out all of the seats on the planes having the passenger stand like on a subway train. that would lower prices by packing more people on the plane. this concept is not new and airlines have been playing with the idea of standing sections on flights for years. >>> delivering the first model three cars by the end of the month or tesla, ceo elon musk tweeted out that the vehicle has passed regulatory requirements for production two weeks ahead of schedule and production should be on track with 20,000 per month by this coming december. the first 30 model three customers will receive their cars on july 28 at the handover party. the goal is to produce a half million model 3 every year. >>> trying to get millennials to buy a home using avocado toast. the san francisco bay wealth management firm will give anyone that takes out a mortgage in july a months worth of avocado toast delivered to the door. this comes after the australian millionaire and property mogul said that the avocado

. >> currently one statue in the district of columbia that would fall under this proposal. it's someone we all know. he's known nationwide. duke ellington the famous musician and composer. but some say narrowing recognition to only native washingtonians is too limiting and under these terms well-known locals and d.c. like merion berry, dorothy frederick douglas would be sxluded because they were not born here. >> this plan is not set in stone. mc duffy told me there's a possibility they co-op ep this up and take away the nate of part of this. if someone lived here, really contributed to sew identity here in the districts of columbia then possibly they could be recognized by naming one of the statues. as far as how much it will cost a fiscal study has not been conducted yelt. >> eleanor holmes norton is hoping to bring a statue to the district today to introduce a bill to permanently preplace a statue of la front in the capital. he designed the placeic plan of district of columbia a perhaps more than any other figure pierre lafont ipd shaped the nation capital as he did toda

fueling new concerns about fires in the interior of british columbia. the biggest fire already consumed more than 500 square miles. many people from the city of williams lake are being allowed to return home now. more than 5,000 people remain under evacuation orders. rob mayeda here. you see the foster burning and burning up and down california. reminds you you got to be careful. >> especially with conditions getting hotter and dryer especially from tuesday through thursday. we'll see mid-90s and 100s from northern california to seattle and western washington as this next ridge of high pressure really builds across the entire west coast. right now you got a sea breeze and fog there blowing over the marina hedlund being tiburon 65 degrees but during the day up toward napa and insomnia ooha a warmer finish to the week. around wine country. right now san francisco again preconcert there james taylor and bonnie raett. temperatures during the day tomorrow climbing to the near 70 degree raining and that should hold true the most of the week. cooling along the

those are happening at columbia pike and south frederick street. traffic is being impacted in everything should be back to normal by 8:00 this morning. >>> right now, a group of teenagers from grundy is still missing. they vanished on tuesday after an international robotics competition on tuesday. two teams from the group were spotted crossing the canadian border. the trail has gone cold on the other four. the team stayed at a residence hall at trinity washington university. they left their room keys behind indicating they planned to leave on their own. they have one-year visas to be here in the u.s. they may not be doing anything illegal by not returning to burr unda at the moment. it was due to political tension and sporadic violence throughout the country, including frequent gunfire and grenade attacks by armed groups. a leader -- they think they're trying to seek asylum. >>> a deadly 6.5 magnitude quake rattles popularou the -- between turkey and greece. the holiday island reporting the most damage and the number of injuries. it's also left two

. >> this is the most notorious speed camera in the district of columbia. it epitomizes what a speed trap is. first, it's hidden behind this ridge apartment, and number 2, you think it's monitoring the speed out here, on 295, but actually, it's monitoring the speed on the ramp. then thirdly, you see the 50 sign, and you think it applies to the speed limit on this road, when it's only 25. right out of smoky and the bandit. >> what we're dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law. >> he came back from vacation and he had three, and they were all $300. that was 900, and i had 2. >> racked up $1,900 with her customer in just one week, before the couple figured out what was going on. >> unfair. >> this one camera, all by itself, has generated $20 million for the district of columbia, according to aaa's analysis. it is the number 1 revenue generator by far in a city that collected nearly $100 million in fines last year on the 1 million citations issued. that's a 94% jump over 2015. and in just those few seconds i was away from you. a number of ca

this is really i violation of their free speech rights they could come back to court in british columbia and i think that's exactly what google's trying to do by start saving a precedent or starting a precedent in california and getting the courts on their side at least in the united states back to you and that does it for now from on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash our team america and check out our lives they are to dot com slash america you can also follow me on twitter and on your part tell question more. larry you are watching our. first year in the war. not on time mainstream journalist katie couric is in the news right now because she's co-hosting a festival in new york so she's going around giving interviews to get people to go to her event and she just gave an interview to the new york daily news that i found pretty hypocritical in the interview current fed she believes that fake news is tearing the country apart of the sea she said. her friend sent her links to all this fake news and she just like cannot believe that people believe this crap she called it be

in british columbia, oregon and california.shed its way south. during saturday, that will bring southern downpours. there could be further flooding will bring southern downpours. there could be furtherflooding possible here. on the india, weather monsoon is particularly strong at the moment. we could see further flooding in mumbai. that rain remains very heavy through the weekend. take a look at this footage coming in from the seashore and province of southern china. the winds are blowing in those stores, really heavy rainfall causing flash flooding. big thunderstorms as well. during the cause of saturday, we still have heavy showers for southern parts of china that stretching up towards the north—east, some of those thunderstorms, very heavy rain also in the south china sea. after the winter storm, we are starting to see another front during saturday heading in towards the south. that brings wet and windy conditions. perhaps bringing rain to the likes of wellington. look at these temperatures in southern europe. 47 celsius dur

lionel his mentor at columbia told him its publication would be a gigantic mistake and would take ten years to live down. all this, before even a single reviewer had trashed the book which happened fast on the heels of publication. as the saying goes, if you live long enough, you see everything. norman tonight has lived long enough that this book has now been dubbed one of the 20th six by no less than the new york review of books. with their 50th anniversary reissuing under their classics and prints -- hold the book up again. we celebrated tonight. see for yourself at your very own copy right here in the lobby. what an incredible reversal. it just goes to show that all truth passes through three stages: first, ridicule then violent opposition, and then acceptance of self evidence. when you read the book today it feels as relevant as it did when it first came out. human nature doesn't change except that back then people didn't reveal their private feelings and aspirations publicly the way norman did. he's such a good writer that then or now know when self reflections carries as much pu

the repairs are happening at columbia pike and south frederick street. traffic is being impacted in that area as well. everything should be back to normal by 8:00 this morning. >>> amtrak's northeast corridor could soon see some competition. we have engineers and elon musk saying he has more for this proje project. promising to get you to new york and d.c. justin finch is here to explain this cool stuff to us. >> the electronic tests on cars. musk says got verbal governmental approval to launch of venture. it's a super fast underground system that will link the biggest systems, including new york and washington. rirs electronic propulsion jettisons the pods which use magnets to virtually float. they would travel at speeds of hundreds of miles per hour slashing ride times from hours to minutes. the busy union station, long lines as travelers prepare to bored their trains to get around the old-fashioned way. makes the half hour near supersonic trip from new york to d.c. exciting. >> wow. are you serious? >> yeah. >> that's awesome. >> would you go to new y

district of columbia is roitzed. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and i want to first thank you for this hearing. it's very timely hearing and i appreciate the bipartisan way in which this hearing is being held. this is an across the board problem. already i've heard ideas including from my colleague on the other side as to the kinds of things we need to be thinking about and for reauthorization. i thought the president had begun in a bipartisan way himself when early on he said he thought that we should -- and here i'm quoting him show great compassion about the opioid epidemic. and then the office of management and budget virtually abolished your agency with a 95% cut. and here is where bipartisan ship mattered. there was an outcry on both sides of the aisle, and i think in the only -- or one of the few circumstances where i've seen the omb take back its mark, it did, and now i understand only a 5% cut. and mr. chairman, could i ask that the letter from the ranking member elijah cummings and from representative johnson, republican from ohio was si

because it's so reps sensitive not only to columbia. but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposal from an unnamed investor and bring it to the surface. it would also welcome other office of financial help. in june seventeen awaits the san jose set sail from panama. before it was sunken battle off the coast of costa hannah. he was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his war of succession. when it was struck by british warship. more than three hundred years later. the wreckage was finally located. so far the hidden treasures have only been viewed via sonar images. but the ambition is for people to one day see them in person. the columbia promising a dedicated museum to preserve the artifacts. greg bilson bbc news. nnova. but all eyes on presidents trump and pitch in on friday at the g. twenty summit in hamburg in germany we decided to ask what russians make of the american lita. well for the most part they think less of him now than they did when he took the oath of office six months ago in fact a cossack community insta

we have behind me the smokehouse in the district of columbia. and now we're going to walk into the garage. in 1913 the peter family built the garage, and we've got what's probably our largest artifact in the collection in front of me. the 1919 pierce roadster that belonged to peter iii. his parents bought it for him in 1919. and what's interesting about is a number of elements were customized for him. he was 6'2", so things like the steering column were adjusted to account for his height. so one of my favorite things about the car is it's got his monogram right here on the door, ap3 for armstead peter iii. he loved it and kept it for the rest of his life. he had it expensively restored in the 1970s and could be seen driving around in it. here's a picture showing him sitting at the wheel of the car. so the garage was built in 1913, 1914, but the part of the garage we're standing in now was added in 1968. the most interesting part of this addition is actually what's beneath our feet, the bomb shelter we're going to go into right now. so we're now

officials in the canadian province of british columbia say they may have to call in the military to helporced more than 7000 people from their homes. more than 180 wildfires are burning — most of them started after lightning strikes. the province has declared its first state of emergency in 1a years. 0ne one of the most famous landscapes in england, the lake district, has been declared a world heritage site by unesco. the lakes will now enjoy the same protection as the grand canyon and great barrier reef. the region becomes britain's 31st world heritage site. the g20 may have only recently ended, but developments after the talks between the donald trump and vladimir putin keep coming. the us president has taken to twitter, saying he's discussed forming a cyber security unit with russia. but his plans to work more constructively with president putin have faced backlash from fellow republicans. he posted that he and mr putin had discussed forming an impenetrable cyber security unit, so that election hacking amongst other negative things, will be prevented. david willis is in washington wit

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