from greenwich, connecticut. as an attorney i am in complete agreement with the independent counsel, but beyond that as a former official i am particularly concerned about the politicizing of the department of justice. without regard to what the president said or what he meant, there are two things that are inescapable. number one, jeff sessions participated in an event for which he was allegedly recused. that is non-recusal recusal. two, rod rosenstein, without regard what you think of him the plain truth is he engaged in or allowed himself to be engaged in a charade to justify the wrongful termination of the head of the fbi. as the president later admitted. my question to you is even those facts, wide not ask the i.g. to investigate the department, with jeff sessions and rod rosenstein's willing participation of a charade, that besmirches the department of justice? [applause] senator murphy: well said. i think that is a worthy idea and i will give it some thought. it is unfortunate it is a little muddy, his rec

and south western connecticut? the last bill in the format that i was the author of last year. i am also trying to raise my voice on a national level and trying to be apart of what i think is a defining moment for this country and i will end on this. i am perpetually a glass half full guy. you cannot be in this job and see the light down the tunnel. here is how i do this. i am stealing a little bit of this from a colleague of mine who talks about these words of declaration of independence which are in a way, north star of the country, all men are created equal, totally flawed from the beginning because of the time, all men were not equal and the phrase just said men. it was a radical idea and this idea of a colony. you know you can kind of read our entire country's history as trying to get a little bit closer to that reality. that reality of fuel equality of existence and equality of experience and yet, you can also read this nation's history as one of two steps forward and then one step back that when you make eno

i am sandy, from grenwich connecticut. as an attorney of course i am in total agreement with the notion of an independent counsel. but beyond that, as a former official of the department of justice i am particularly concerned about the politicizing of the department of justice. without regard to what the president said or what he meant, there are two things that are inescapable. number one, jeff sessions participated in and he event from which he was allegedly recused. his non-recusal recusal. [laughter]. number two, rod rosenstein, without regard to what you may think of him, the plain truth is, he engaged in or allowed himself to be engaged in a charade to justify the wrongful termination of the head of the fbi as the president later admitted. so my question to you is, given those two facts why not ask the ig to investigate, the ig at the department, to investigate both session's non-recusal recusal and rosenstein's willing participation in what the president has admitted was a charade? that besmirches the department of

i am from greenwich, connecticut. as an attorney i'm in total agreement with the notion of an independent counsel but beyond that, as a former official of the department of justice i am particularly concerned about the politicizing of the department of justice. two things that are inescapable. in anessions participated event in which he was allegedly recruits -- reach use. he is non-reek usable. is hesenstein, the truth selfed in or allowed him to be engaged in a charade to justify the wrongful termination of the head of the fbi, as the president later admitted. so given those two facts, why not ask the ig to investigate both jeff sessions non-reach you sessions' both into the recusal firing? [applause] murphy: well said. [laughter] sen. murphy: i think that is a good idea and i will give it some thought. it is a little bit muddy because sessions recusal -- the recommendation -- you cannot accept it unless it is -- sen. murphy: legally you can. let me think about it. i think that makes a lot of sense. you have to thin

i am from reading connecticut. i want to thank you letters for being here today but for serving and the role that you serve in i pounded the pavement for you, i made calls, and i am proud that you are the person i thought you would be. [applause] in my work, i am a pastoral counselor, and i started a coalition on behalf of gender equality for little girls. [applause] it for me to is realize when we talk about all people are created equal, what do i say to girls about that when we see members of a senate committee completely set up with men and not one woman there to talk about issues on women. how do i talk about women and girls not just in our own country but in other countries as well. it is incredibly disappointing to me and in the meantime i am an expert on this. i know that those legislative removed from the 50-50 representation, that would equal representation. the further you are from that when there are only 10, 15, or are 20, the issues besmirched. they are many parties and then they tend to act like a man

of the connecticut's tax revenue as recently as 2014.s in the lowest income brackets compromised 3%. much of the state east wealthy population comes from the hedge fund industry. in recent years, funds shuttered, under performing, and moving out of connecticut, which has not helped the state's budget. estimates of connecticut's tax income from the top 100 wealthiest people declined by about 45% in 2016 from the prior year. that's according to the department of revenue services. these high earners are expected to produce about 200 million dollars less in tax revenue over that period. that's about half of the income tax short fall that connecticut is projecting for the fiscal year. meanwhile, the state has been throwing millions of dollars in financing to hedge funds like bridgewater and aqr to keep them in the state, kelly? >> not a formula for success, leslie, thank you. still with us, larry kudlow, also joining the conversation, democratic state rep josh elliot of connecticut. we thank you for being here as well, but, larry, beginning w

connecticut avenue and chevy chase. ten minutes earlier, free flowing. >> you can take charge of the commute by adding ten minutes to it by starting out earlier. >> reporter: how to get motivated to start the commute ten minutes earlier. >> it's setting the earlier and also preparing the night before and that ten minutes can make all the difference in the world. >> reporter: one more for good measure. look at the off route to route 7 in tyson, slow going. ten minutes earlier moving right along. it will help take the extra stress on the morning commute away. adam tuss, news 4. >>> take a look at the difference between now and ten minutes ago. this is the beltway at coleville road. 6:15, pretty clear. chopper 4 is showing us a live picture and it is slowing down. >>> prime parking spots off limits to you. >>> plus, arrested again. a high school security official accused of having sex with a student is ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪

for people who aren't from virginia, a little bit of that is fair, the state in which i live in connecticut has eight counties. the more or less 300 square miles that were on fight each of those 85 families in virginia and 1776, 300 square miles would be about half of today's connecticut counties. so in other words, that is the kind of landholding that would have 16 people owning the most native connecticut. jefferson's father was one of these people. the landholding concentration from which peter jefferson who benefited was perpetuated by english legal doctrines to virginia in the 17th century. the doctrine said essentially they would inherit the entirety of one of these days. regardless how many offspring, besides that, there is also the legal.read which said that the current holder could not alienate. imagine yourself one of these princes. you own 300 square miles of virginia. you think well, i could do with 280 square miles. i would like to have the palace. you could not sell a 20 square miles because the doctrine of intel that you could not alienate that land figures and is entitled to

nbc's hans nichols is with the president this hour in new london, connecticut.s, president trump is set to visit israel in just days. this foreign trip is expected. when i speak to people inside the white house, they want this to be a big win, a turning point. we know jared kushner has a very good relationship with netanyahu. what do we know about this call? >> reporter: well, we don't know whether or not president trump apologized or explained or what he actually said to netanyahu in terms of revealing code word information, code word intelligence to the russians. i think that's one of the urgent tasks, trying to figure out what was said in that conversation. there is another avenue for reporting here, stephanie. we learn this because overnight the russians said they may have released a transcript of this conversation with lavrov where this conversation happened. so there is a possibility that their media give us a readout. taking a step back, stephanie, we know this is a president that likes to negotiate and he likes positioning of power. he is heading off on

it comes from my state, the state of connecticut. and was friendly in terms of the polling data in terms of the trump campaign last year. certainly not a partisan poll. why are we revisitting a measure which was so universally denounced and despised? there's been a new amendment that's been offered in an attempt, to again, within the confines of the republican majority, to try and win votes to pass this bill this week. again, they have a majority with roughly about 240 seats. they need only 216. and that's really what has been the focus of the majority leader in terms of trying to line up a vote this week. the amendment, the so-called mccar their amendment, revis its some of the issues which some of the more conservative members of the freedom caucus were complaining about and what it proposes to do is give states the ability to wipe out essential health benefits. in other words, the basic patient protections built into the health insurance law eight years ago. and does nothing in terms of trying to ameliorate the impact of the medic

but what -- you're from connecticut. what's going on in connecticut? goat yoga? >> goat yoga.g goat yoga. >> i was trying to figure that out. how does this work? >> is that a new yoga pogs? position? the cow? >> what do they do? butt heads? >> $25? i don't know. when i go it's -- well, free at my gym but 20 bucks usually outside. >> it varies. >> goes up. everything is going up. all the costs. [ crosstalk ] . >> we're going to discuss goat yoga for days to come. let's discuss traffic right now. [ crosstalk ] . >> we're tracking some foggy conditions out there. that roberta will tell us more about. but here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. headlights making their way in the southbound direction. if this is part of your morning commute, give yourself some extra time and space between you and the car in front of you. different story over to the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see those headlights in the westbound direction. no delays across the span. things are starting to get busy though for drivers over at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the metering lights on. t

. >> new this half-hour, new questions being raised in the wake of a deadly police shooting in connecticut. >> why these images are casting new doubt on how police say the 15-year-old boy was killed and what his family is now saying. >> we're done to the final three on "dancing with the stars" after an emotional night and shocking elimination. full details in "the skinny" on this tuesday, may 16th. ♪ i'm such a happy individual >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> big night on "dancing with the stars." >> yes it was. done to the final three. very exciting. the finale next week. we'll break it all down a little later on. but a lot of people breaking down the details of an explosive new report. the white house in crisis mode, facing an explosive allegation that president trump shared highly classified information with russian diplomats. >> the president reportedly bragged to russia's foreign minister and ambassador during their white house visit last week. according to "the washington post," the president disclosed closely guarded secrets from a u.s. ally, but top admini

senator from connecticut. >> thank you, mr. president. und the senate has under consideration rachel brandt for associate attorney general of the united states. one of the very top positions ie the department of justice and in law enforcement. it is a position of consummate trust and responsibility requiring full public confidence i will oppose this nomination. i will oppose all nominations for the department of justice until public trust and confidence in the rule of law is restored and sustained by appointment of an independent special prosecutor to investigate russian interference in our last election and and potential links to the trump campaign and trump associates. i oppose rod rosenstein nomination. in fact, i was the only member of the judiciary committee to vote against it and one of six on the floor to oppose it for exactly the same reason. i say this to him publicly and n privately: the only way to preserve his own reputation, the departmen , and the trust and confidence in the department of justice was to appoint an independen

the gentleman from connecticut. mr. courtney: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i'd like recognize a good friend of mine who on his work on the ways and means committee has been focused on this issue and dedicated this issue, my good friend from minnesota, erik paulsen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for his work on this on a bipartisan basis with mr. court nifment i rise today in strong support of h.r. 1808, the improving support for mission and exploited children act. this important initiative, it builds on the bipartisan work we have already accomplished. to combat sex trafficking and child exploitation. since its creation in 1984, the national center for missing and exploited children has worked tirelessly to protect children from being exploited, to reunite missing children with their families, and to provide resources and training to our law enforcement community to help assist in thev

host: thanks for the call from connecticut. mike in st. paul, minnesota. independent, good morning. morning, john. three questions, three points. of all, i don't have any problem with u.s. relations with george bush said that ussia was our best ally after 9/11. i don't have any problem with the t or any part of european union. andany is supporting greece italy and portugal, got to leave devices.heir own question int was to the last its america lady that previously. he its has been around for 25 years, ford, general motors and tesla, aren't members, why? aren't any trucking

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president trump just returned from a short day trip to connecticut where he delivered a commencement address making his first public comments since the bombshell report of the comey memo. >> look at the way i've been treated lately. especially by the media. no politician in history, and i

i am originally from sandy hook, connecticut. the connecticut representatives are doing a great job. and we have two good senators down here. number my question is -- one, i hope and pray that this anestigation leads to impeachment and a conviction. and i don't think it will happen fast, i understand that. even if there was no russian investigation, i think there are other things that he does -- and i'm not a lawyer, i'm just a plain old person but think that he does that are conflicts of interest between all of the businesses that he has and overseas businesses and his family being in the white house. host: we will have the congressman respond. you saying that he want to make sure that i can hear you and you can hear me, that ought we havee motto that here on capitol hill. should understand and politics, and i have been a harsh critic of the president for a number of reasons but when theomes to the question of russian hack of our elections, we as americans have to work really hard to get that out of the partisan food fight. what

heavier traffic connecticut avenue southbound.ffic still getting by to route one. 75 northbound stalled track at 123 within the normal delays as you try to get into newington. a look at our maps. other issues we're dealing with this morning. earlier train malfunction at clarendon. because of that orange and silver delays, residual delays to largo town center and new carrolton in addition to safe track impacting the green and yellow rush plus and now it's time for tucker's morning meme. >> this is a group effort. >> this is a group effort. >> morning meme, let's do it. >> let's see it. >> all right. >> the morning meme. >> ♪ >> there it is. >> so, wow. [laughter] >> hey kids spinners. >> gross. >> you have ruined my morning with that photo. >> this is for you erin. >> i thought the cat had a fidget spinner in its hand. >> giving it a thumbs up. >> yes. >> no one is going to love you with that attitude. me. sounds great. >> i'm okay with that. >> he's a feisty kitty. >> this one is for steve. he's a chef. >> when you're cooking and

you talk about fairfield, connecticut.strict also has the greatest income disparity. certainly fairfield county does, of any county in america. because you start at greenwich, go over to bridgeport. this is a state that's hurting. and politically, i just read something. governor malloy's poor approval rating may actually risk the democrats' majority in the state. i want to ask you, congressman -- first time i've ever asked. just curious. would you consider running for governor in 2018? >> joe this is so not the first time you've asked that. >> and to save the state and save the property values of the good people of this state? i know nicole also a connecticut resident would like to know the same thing. >> keep my lights on when it rains. >> i'll just ask you one time. one time. are you thinking about running for governor? >> joe, you know, when i used to be a banker, this is what was called talking your book. hey, you know, i actually think, joe, connecticut probably needs a media savvy moderate republican who might have t

first the outer loop after connecticut avenue this is a look at the delay.lane, left shoulder blocked. from 495 to past connecticut avenue a 30 minute slow down and lanes crawling and inner loop good. 395 southbound this is south ever etsell road as you get to mixing bowl. 395 southbound crash blocking left shoulder and lane and springfield ramp as well. use caution out there. >> aside from active scenes metro delay. there's malfunction at rhode island avenue. delays right now. residual delays to glepmont. blue, orange and silver. that is in addition to safe track impacting orang express shut tolls connect you to blue line and factor in extra time. there gw parkway two crashes first blocks left lane on southbound side and second blocks left lane on southbound side after key bridge and significant delays coming down from 1233. rough ride this morning. southbound 25 crash 11 street bridge cleared and 50 inbound and 295 southbound not looking hot this morning and as you make your way out annapolis to an arepublican dull off ramps 97 closed big tractor-trailer c

we are tracking an accident on connecticut avenue. fact that we the have been overturned dump truck. if you going to see just minor delays. the work will tie you up through hillandale. the work sown in the district will tie you up. we are tracking each direction as you approach new jersey avenue. heading into fairfax county, you are looking at a decent pace. leesburg bypass, the exit remains blocked until further notice. at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. liftoff.1, 0, launched aacex has secretive spy satellite into orbit. it took off early this morning. the satellite is with the national reconnaissance office. what the satellite will actually do remains a mystery. the size nor would it say the orbit it is heading to. dead, diego, one person at least seven others wounded.

i am originally from sandy hook, connecticut. d -- the connecticut representatives and senators are doing a great job. and we have two good senators down here. anyway, my question is, number one, whether it sounds unfair or not, i really hope and pray that this investigation leads to trump's impeachment and conviction and i don't think that that's going to happen very fast. i understand that. but also, because even if there was no russian investigation, if russia had never happened, i think that there's other things that he does -- and i'm not a lawyer. i'm a plain old person. that are conflicts of interest between all these businesses he has and overseas businesses and his family is in the white house and -- host: ok, betty, understand those two points. we'll have the congressman respond. guest: i thank you, also, for the point -- the words you said, i want to make sure you can hear me and i hear you. that should be our motto, republicans and democrats alike in washington. so thank you for that. and, betty, with all due respect,

let's hear from cheryl in connecticut republican line. caller: yes. regarding the medicaid, i had always felt that medicaid fraud was the problem. if they found a way to eliminate medicaid fraud those people who truly deserve and need to benefit from medicaid would have more money to spend. there's too much fraud in it. in connecticut, there isn't anyone in this country who hasn't heard of anyone who brags how they don't have to work because they get the government pay for everything. in connecticut, there's tons of people that i know, or have heard of who talked about this. they have multiple addresses they got multiple checks and they go on multiple vacations and they brag. no matter what the government does, i'll be able to find a way to swindle them. i was a teacher. i drawly knew the children -- i truly knew children in my class that needed medicaid. host: when it comes to specific examples of medicaid fraud. what does that look like? caller: a young couple living in a house, two children, not married. they get a check -- each get a check for the

while i have you, you're from connecticut, former senator from connecticut, one of your predecessors joe lieberman is being interviewed by president potentially as next fbi director. what do you think? would you support joe lieberman as fbi director? >> i think the first step for supporting anyone as fbi director is to make sure that we have a special prosecutor, which i've urged for months and months, and make sure the special prosecutors has theorese answe s and mandate. i've known lieberman for years. and i think they have to be above politics. joe lieberman has been an attorney general in the state of connecticut which i was for some 20 years. he has that law enforcement experience. he has an expertise and clearly dedication to our nation. but i want to make sure that the next fbi director is completely immune and above politics. >> all right. senator rosen all th senator rosen that will, thank you for your reaction. >> thank you. >> more reaction, what are you learning, joe? >> that's right, wolf. we are finding out the white house did not receive much notice when bob mueller wa

in connecticut the taxpayers association has been incredibly supportive. any advice or recommendations and could we beseech you for the national taxpayers association. >> i have been aware of this problem and had my staff attorneys meet with chief counsel attorneys of the irs to look at the law pertaining to lost inductions and how it could apply in this instance. just this week we submitted to the irs chief counsel a request for priority guidance that the put this issue on their priority guidance plan. we pointed out how they could do it to grant relief to these taxpayers. i will be more than happy to share that request with you. >> i would be delighted to receive that. we appreciate your continued advocacy. this is something that impacts people and now estimated more than 30,000 people in connecticut will be impacted by this. it actually runs from canada to the south, we are trying to forewarn people. i cannot thank you enough about the cooperation we have received today from the irs and treasury. i view that in large part because of your involvements of

outer loop by connecticut avenue topside of beltway crash blocking left shoulder.raffic is light there. low lying five or 395 near duke caution be prepared use low beams and take it slow this morning could cause visibility problems again that could be a problem this morning the fog in the area. downed tree arlington northbound gleeb road that could slow us down. southbound moving fine. moving to 270. light volume to beltway. again watch overpasses and fog could impact speeds and things look going on secondarys through rockville and gaithersburg and safe track impacting onen line. maureen, holly. >> 58 look at stories you're engaging with on social media. >> hey, wiz. >> let's talk about spicer leaving on the clock. white house secretary abruptly left podium after taking heated questions over fake news. after trump tweeted article yesterday that relied on anonymous source as defending his son-in-law jared kushner. >> google cofounderer is gay grim purchased a 100 millionaire dwruingt help the poor. the blimp is designed to deliver supplies abroad. it's being built a

host: cindy is in norwalk, connecticut. caller: good morning. and think you having this discussion is what constitutes as a pre-existing condition? there are different levels of pre-existing conditions. i don't know too many people who don't have pre-existing conditions. i work in the pediatric field and there are children with adhd. that is highly costly. you have checkups every three months with the doctor. i have an overactive thyroid. they cost $10 a month. that is not expensive pre-existing condition. it's very cheap, but it is considered and i pay more. i do think there are different levels and there should be. we should not all be in one pre-existing condition bill. my son has celiac disease and he requires to see his endocrinologist once a year. he went last year for his well check and he spent 10 minutes. they took some blood, but that they're not cost me of what i was responsible for -- $800 on top of a $1300 a month premium, which either way my payments have gone up $700 this year. $9,000 a month. -- $1900 a month. my son is not going

a permanent fix would require ripping up large parts of connecticut avenue. metro tests the water pressure regularly and said this one at dupont circle and farragut north is one of the originals and some say it's suffered catastrophic failure. in northwest, adam tuss, news4. >>>'m chr le at the live desk, reporting on this "washington post" report that president trump revealed classified information to russian officials. 15 minutes ago, we stood here, told you that we were waiting on a reaction from the white house itself. now it's coming in very quickly. the secretary of state, rex rn mister, they talked about counterterrorism, they talked about specific threats, sources, methods, or military operation. the deputy national security adviser isay the story is falthe common threats both countries t national security adviser, he goes on to say, at no time were any intelligence sources or methods discussed. again, we are going to be updating this story all night on the nbc washington app. and of course we'll have more for you tonight on news4 at 11:00. back to yo

. >> the senator from connecticut. >> thank you, madam president. i rise to speak on the same subject as my friend from texas. democrats are ready to talk to ore palins about -- to republicans about improving our health care system, but we respect going to engage in a debate that presupposes the end result is going to be millions of people losing care in order to fund a tax cut for the wealthy. that's the plan that donaldub trump and republicans are pushing. so my republican friend is right, democrats are not interested in having a discussion about how many people are going to lose coverage. we're not interested in having a discussion about how high the rate increases are going to be. we're not interested in having a discussion about big tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires, insurance companies and drug companies. and let's be honest, if republicans were serious about working with democrats, you wouldn't be using an arcanehat senate rule that allows you to push through a bill with 50 votes. if republicans really wanted to work with democrats on

esty of connecticut. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the -- on this vote the yeas are 191 and the nays are 229. he amendment is not adopted. he committee will be in order. he committee will be in order. can we halt our conversations? he committee will be in order. lear the well, please. the committee recognizes -- for what purpose does the lady from florida rise? ms. castor: mr. speaker, i ask that i be allowed to address the house for one minute. the chair: without objection. ms. castor: mr. spea

that $65 million in savings on medicaid is for connecticut alone. think of the whole country. think of the savings in medicaid and other critical service programs that go to aid our seniors. they would much rather save for themselves. and so i ask my senate colleagues, who believe we ought to be spending our time expan expanding not limiting access to securer retirement solutions, to join me in opposing this legislation. there are testimony of our republican colleagues who have long called -- there are many of our republican colleagues who have long called for increased statua ton me. they should be joining me in opposing h.j. res. 66. there are many of our republican colleagues who have long advocated giving people the freedom and opportunity to plan for their own future. they ought to be joining in opposing h.j. res. 66. i ask all of us now to join me in voting no on h.j. res. 66 because states ought to have the flexibility and the opportunity to implement proven strategies to support hardworking americans who wish to prepare themselves for retirement. give them that opportu

s a minutes from now, the president of the united states, donald trump is flying to connecticut will he will deliver the commencement address at the coast guard academy. he did not speak to reporter on his way to air force one. we have not heard from the president outloud or even on twitter on this subject now for more than 18 hours. that's the longest he's gone without tweeting in more than a month. it is possible that white house press secretary sean spicer when the plane lands, we will get that audio, if that briefing did happen. that is a crucial motion. you're starting to hear people in congress use the ooirk-word or vague references to the past. >> in congress right now. >> i have made it clear. >> congress right four, there's the house ways and means chair kevin brady. >> for the first time in 30 years, the house, the white house and the senate are all now committed to leading on this issue. we're taking action on pro growth tax reform now. because it's-time to ends the special interest loophole, it's time to lower taxes for all americans on every income level. it's time to cu

connecticut is the third largest hedge funds.und managers left for greener and cheaper pastors in florida. but now governor daniel says maybe the state went too far saying to local news media, quote, the reality that in connecticut we get most of our money from very few people, that can produce very wild swings, even though semicontracts in -- democrats are backing 19% hedge funds and tax hike on easterners 500,000 and more is in the bill and you guessed it a bill to raise taxes on bed and breakfast. so cheryl, i guess there's no learning curve there. cheryl: the minute you said, florida, of course, they're all going to florida. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. cheryl: once again, i want to remind you, we are waiting on the white house briefing for the day from sean spicer, we will take you to the white house live. a lot of questions from the press. also we are following other news out of washington. fbi director james comey, he was on capitol hill today after hillary clinton blamed him for her losing the presidential elec

subcommittee, co-chair of our steering committee a member of our leadership, congresswoman rosa delauro of connecticut. congresswoman.

. >> i now recognize the gentleman from connecticut, mister larson. >> thank you, i yield, especially appreciate the opportunity to audit the committee. thank you for this opportunity and i have nothing but respect and admiration for you and the job you have done. representative courtney and myself have been dealing with an issue along with representative neil in new england the deals with foundation crumbling. not dissimilar to a case that happened many years ago in the south, what they referred to as chinese drywall and in both cases the circumstances are through no fault of the individual they find themselves in a situation, in the case of connecticut where their foundations are crumbling, there is no insurance coverage that we are pursuing relief in this case from the irs to use this as a casualty loss. as i said, there is ample precedent in the china drywall situation and our initial discussions with the commissioner and steve mnuchin have been very positive, and we also know in connecticut taxpayer association has been incredibly supportive. any advice or recommendations? could

. >> we welcome you back to connecticut. >> would i pray it away, wish i was on the shores of connecticutets. >> there you go. you know, i guess has a chance to return to the connecticut shore if he wants to. looks like if he wants that life back, he can get it sooner than anybody thought. that's all for tonight. for the record with greta starts right now. greta, what a day, what a week, what a moment. >> chuck, i mean, it's only about 100 some days. i don't know we're going to survive. thanks, chuck. things are strange in washington just in case you hadn't noticed, right? the trump white house getting extreme heat tonight for the now fired former director james comey. why did the president fire him? do you believe the president's explanation or do you think someone is hiding something? and vladimir putin who wanted trump to beat secretary clinton appears to have a smug look on his face. does he? and if so, why? here's putin's bizarre reaction and if you thi

the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizings the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. permission to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to talk about national service. i'm delighted as you can see from these posters to be standing next to president kennedy and general mcchrystal. many of you may know that this monday, memorial day, may 29, would be the 100th birthday of john fitzgerald kennedy. what better way to remember his legacy than by a call to national service. a call that's been echoed by general mcchrystal as well. i love the headline that says, you don't have to wear a military uniform to serve your country. president kennedy came up with the idea of the peace corps at a time when we faced nuclear threats and rising concern of proliferation of nuclear arms. at a time when russia as it still is today, was a very strong enemy of the united states. president kennedy felt what the united states needed to do was put the best face on to the rest of the

i'm a teacher at a technical high school in connecticut. i'm reasonably sure that my students have the skills they need. i just can't guarantee they're going to have the opportunities or the world is going to be fit for them to be successful with or without college. and as far as politicians making commencement speeches, i think it's disgusting in the way that donald trump has politicized every opportunity he has to make a statement either by blaming the liberal media or the fake news or his opponents or try to put safeguards on things he's doing. i just shake my head. i would not want to be putting a child out in this workforce, out in this world with people like him in charge. host: how do your older students feeling? caller: there's been an assortment. some go to college. some found it difficult financially to get by and have had to change their plans. fortunately in connecticut, we have a great community college system that allows them to reduce money and get started on their education. some have come back and it's been great to stheeve

he's on his way to connecticut very shortly. a law professor wrote that in order to prove obstruction of justice from a legal standpoint, he writes that you need to prove that the person did it with the intent to secure an unlawful benefit for himself or one another. encouraging leniency or advocates for an associate is improper, but not necessarily seeking an unlawful benefit hr im. he's saying, you know what, if all the president said was, hey, could you go light on my friend, that's not necessarily obstruction of justice. it is what lawyers do all the time. it is what people connected to cases occasionally do. is that in and of itself obstruction? >> if you read the reports that have been detailed in the media, it was more than that. it was a president saying that he would appreciate it or he would like the investigate dropped. michael flynn had been fired. leave it alone or words to that effect. that's quite different. that's not advocating for a lighter sentence. that's telling the person responsible for the criminal invest

under the previous gop proposal, more than 34,000 connecticut residents, a third of those insured byamacare will lose their health care, according to a state assessment. joining me now from washington, d.c. is democrats' governor, governor john maloy. now you're only down to two insurers in the individual market. how do democrats plan on fixing that? >> katy, you know, this is a complicated issue, and quite frankly, when you talk to republicans about it, they're simply not explaining the reality of insurance. what an insurance company can make on this insurance is, in fact, controlled, and this is a very strenuous vetting process. so whether you have one carrier or ten carriers, the reality is what's driving cost is what does it cost to provide the services? not what the insurance companies are charging, it's what hospitals e chargin and doctors are charging and therapist rz charging, and what does it cost to treat someone for opioid addiction, for instance, which goes out the window. immediately in 2019 -- one of the stories about republicans and obamacare is they said you can't tru

president trump is about to deliver the commencement address to the coast guard academy in new london, connecticut. now, as he boarded marine one this morning, the president ignored shouted questions, leaving white house response to his staff. the "new york times," of course, was the first to report last night about that detailed memo by then-fbi director james comey, where he writes that president trump asked him to shut down an investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. nbc news has confirmed that, although neither we nor the times has seen the actual memo. a source tells nbc news it is part of a paper trail that comey built to document what he believed was the white house's attempt to derail the fbi investigation into the trump campaign's alleged ties to russia. key republicans now openly talking about serious problems for trump. john mccain drawing comparisons to the nixon white house. >> i think we've seen this movie before. i think it's reaching the point where it's of watergate size and scale. it's now accelerated. watergate took a few months, and this thing seems to

the pipes run underground on both sides of the median on 1100 block of connecticut snaking through utilityines. >> this pipe goes up, down, sideways to make 12 90-degree turns. two large pipes. >> metro is wo similar solution. similar to what is done at the verizon center for hockey games. they are looking to circumvent the pipes. it's a g.m. as the summer draws near. >> the issue also lands with something that is happening 11 stories above connecticut avenue. that is coming up tonight at 6:00. doug: there is nothing to complain about here. last year in may we didn't hit the 100-degree mark. it was cool. this week we have two opportunities to hit 90 or better and a third on friday. we had beautiful weather yesterday. that will move around. the heat and the humidity is going to build. but it's delightful. 77 in fredericks buffering and culpeper and frederick and reagan national. 75 at annapolis. this is gusty but the air is dry. the only bad park is the gusty winds and the air is so dry, so pollen is blowing all over the place. the number will drop. a lot of 50's tomorrow. the high pressure

. >>> in connecticut a man appeared in court in a murder case that reveals law enforcement's rather clever use of digital clues to solve major crimes. the key piece of evidence, a fit bit. when police examined one belonging to the victim it told a very different tale than the one told by her husband thrks suspect. >> reporter: richard told connecticut police a terrifying story. an intruding covers in a dark green camouflaged suit with a mask tortured him and fatally shot his wife according to court documents. investigators didn't buy it. he was charged with murder. he pled not guilty and appeared in court geagain today. the story police say started to unravel. among evidence a little device worn by millions. her every step was logged the morning of the police put together minute to minute digital timeline. he told police his wife came home during intrusion and told her to run and then said intruder chased her to the basement and shot him. police say total distance from garage to basement would have been 125 feet. his lawyer did not respond to our request for an interview. this case the lat

bennett at connecticut children's had an idea.owassan, a rare and deadly tick borne disease that researchers warn may now be on the rise during a particularly severe tick season this year. >> i wouldn't be surprised if there have been other cases in the past that just haven't been diagnosed. the brain is changing. >> reporter: powassan can cause dangerous inflammation to the brain. since 2006 at least 8 people have died. the virus is now confirmed in ten states from minnesota to maine. there is no cure. doctors can only treat symptoms, which include fever, headache, nausea and weakness. half of the patients have lasting neurological impairment. it's spread by the same ticks that carry lyme disease, but where lyme can be transmitted when a tick attaches for 24 hours. powassan takes just 15 minutes. >> i think it is a game changer in terms of our awareness, but the potential for tick borne disease. >> reporter: frequent tick checks are vital along with protective clothing and repellants. as for liam, he's improving. >> he's taking l

he is connecticut senator richard blumenthal. senator, i note that you were out and out trolled by the president on twitter this morning to which you responded, your bullying won't silence my calls for an independent prosecutor and investigation. but on that front, because you are a member of the minority party, because we did see how mitch mcconnell chose to start the day in the well of the senate, are there any talks going on? are you guys going to get any republicans to come over and go with your side? >> there are talks ensuing and there is growing disquiet and doubt among many ofy republican colleagues about the president's direction. face a looming constitution crisis. the saying goes, history does not repeat itself but it does rhyme, and a lot of what's happening here with the potential for a cover-up, stifling or stopping an investigation, using a pretense of what director komy dcomey di firing him, that there needs to be an interim prosecutor. i'm going to keep advocating as i have since february that we need that impart

. >>> the wife of longtime espn broadcaster chris berman has died in a traffic crash in connecticut. state police said 67-year-old catherine berman was one of two victims in this two vehicle crash in connecticut yesterday afternoon and investigators said the car rear-ended the other driver causing both of them veer off the road and her car went down and a bank and and overturned in a body of water. the utility pole was struck and the driver was killed. >>> a boy crossing the street was killed by a car in bowie, maryland. the child is between eight and 10 years old. it was just before 8:00 this morning on cedric leighton and the buoy police chief said the boy was rushed to the hospital with minor injuries and is a good to be okay. the driver of the car remained on the scene. >>> at times, there is comfort from a dog. meet raven at a local funeral home. he is therefore petting and a good snuggle. how more funeral homes use comfort dogs to help ease the pain of losing a loved one. >>> all of these children are missing and their faces are on display outside our wusa9 studios. we hope by

dachshunds took part in the event in connecticut.he race raised money for connecticut dachshund rescue and pet services. >>> it may look like something out of a comic book, the portuguese soccer cup final ball was delivered by a ref riding adopt a drone. the drone rider managed a perfect landing. see the possibilities for drones are just beginning. i'm petrified where this is going. but pretty cool. >> impressive. if you can manage that air surfing. >>> wait until you hear what europe is now saying now that donald trump is gone. >>> plus international flights may seem longer and less productive very soon. details next. in the mirror everyday. when i look in the mirror everyday. everyday, i think how fortunate i am. i think is today going to be the day, that we find a cure? i think how much i can do to help change people's lives. i may not benefit from those breakthroughs, but i'm sure going to... i'm bringing forward a treatment for alzheimer's disease, yes, in my lifetime, i will make sure. so find a venus smooth that contours to cu