erie ag tong's dad connecticut. tong's priority is to protect consumers. he took on pharmaceuticals, secured $6 billion for those affected by the opioid crisis, held exxon mobil accountable for lies regarding their role in climate change, he is a graduate of phillips academy in andover, brown university and the university of chicago law school. he practiced for 18 years as a litigator in state and federal courts and went on to serve 12 years in the connecticut house of representatives. a connecticut native, ag tong is the oldest of five children and grew up working in his family's chinese restaurant. he and his wife live in connecticut with their three children and too many pets, according to ag tong. welcome, ag tong. next to ag tong, we have california attorney general rob bonta. [applause] in 2021, ag bonta was sworn in as 35th attorney general of the state of california, the first person of latino dissent and second asian-american to occupy the decision. he has passion for justice and fairness instilled in him b

the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, the chair of the military construction and veterans affairs -- veterans' affairs committee, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairwoman for yielding. i rise to support this continuing resolution that will keep our federal government open and deliver the vital services that impact us all. look no further than southwest florida in my home state where where hurricane -- where hurricane ian inflicted tragic human loss and massive property damage. while we pray for those who endured ian's wrath and for those who still face, it let's offer more than well wishes. thankfully president biden declared a major disaster, unleashing federal aid and assistance for counties hit by ian. but this c.r. will allow fema and other federal partners to keep assistance flowing to florida in our time of need whil

they are coming after our laws in connecticut. they are coming after women in connecticut and men who believe in the rights of women. it's a matter of constitutional and personal freedom to make these decisions. protect the rights of womenab seeking to make their own personal decisions about their reproductive health and consultation with medical wproviders. i will fight tooth and nail this effort and any other effort to seeks to control, criminalize dehumanizing women, making this on the healthcare providers compassionately giving them care. the american people are in our corner. the american people whatever they may think about abortion and their own lives for their own family, for their daughters, wives, others they support the rights of those women to control their own health care decisions. it is an intensely personal decision when it has to be made. sometimes the threat of life. something going horribly wrong in a pregnancy is the reason for it. i will continue to fight for all in connecticut who believe in this fundamental

i do not know if you have it in your state, and connecticut but -- in connecticut, but i think it is a great program. when you own your home instead of renting, you have a lot more -- do you think it can go nationwide to get bowl homes they can own? -- get people homes they can own? guest: i am familiar with the mountain laurel decision. it was an important decision in the 80's that required communities in new jersey to build more affordable housing. the question was do we have that in connecticut? every city has a slightly different program. connecticut has something called 830g. it is a law that says if a town does not have enough affordable housing, a developer can override zoning rules. that creates a lot of controversy, particularly in a place like connecticut where towns have a lot of authority. that creates a lot of controversy. what i would like to point to is there are a lot of cities doing good work. new york, in particular, gives developers additional rights. a developers can build more unit so long as they builds -- more units so long as they build more affordable units.

the problems for connecticut are many. voters still seem poised to give blumenthal right now another term if these polls are accurate. how do you convince them to look toward you? >> first of all, laura, on the ground it feels great. everywhere i go all over the state, democrats, independents, and republicans come up to me and say we got enough. we like you. we like your common sense policies. we are ready to change. we are going to vote for you. blumenthal has done nothing for our state. when i asked people name three things he's done for connecticut, they can't. they only know he lied about his service, he lied about going to the communist party event and he likes to be in front of a camera. that's his reputation in the state. connecticut is the only state in the country that hasn't recovered the jobs it lost in the 2008 recession. he was attorney general at the time. he spent his time suing companies so they left the stage and took their jobs with them. he is responsible for the jobs lost in connecticut. >> laura: ms. l

wade in connecticut statute. and now connecticut has moved beyond that statute to provide a safe p haven -- a safe haven. but all of it would be gone, all of it would be overridden by this law. americans should have no doubt about where republicans stand now on this issue. they want to punish women, they want to punish doctors, they will do it at the state level, they will it do it at the national level. no state, not even connecticut is safe from this threat. they are coming after our laws in connecticut, they are coming after women in connecticut and men who believe in the rights of women as a matter of constitutional and personal freedom to make these decisions. our laws should protect the rights of women seeking to make their own personal decisions about their reproductive health in consultation with medical providers, and i will fight tooth and nail this effort and any other effort that seeks to control, criminalize and dehumanize women making this choice and the health care providers compassionately giving

>> i do have a lot of experience with that in connecticut.nd we, in connecticut use the magnet school model to attract students from different communities. in another president's budget also included funding to help support efforts to integrate schools. look, it is sad we are discussing this, this far out after legislation on desegregation. but the reality is, it requires not just strategy from the department of education but a willingness of communities to see the benefit of diversity. to make sure that, my childhood experience in school is better because they were able to experience learning with people that were totally different from them. that is a skill -- mike is almost a skill that went of our children to have. to learn how to learn with ffpeople are totally different from members when they graduate and move on we are looking at a global economy, right? we do support efforts pretty will continue to highlight efforts in desegregation in better integration of routes and models across the country of states control the education. so we se

the state of connecticut is rushing to judge him in the face of enormous public pressure.that is made a point to publicly raise doubts about his client's guilt, making splash-y headlines that incense jennifer's love once. one claim was a narrative he said she offered herself. >> jennifer was a writer, correct? >> that is a jennifer rotunno published novel which esco the plot of the popular book, gone girl. and also became a hit film starring ben affleck and rosamund pike. spoiler alert, it is a twisted tale of a woman who vanishes, leaving a trail of evidence to frame her husband for her murder. that said he saw jennifer's greatest manuscript but he will let us see. it >> is gone girl? >> no, but it is close. what you are doing about this manuscript in her state of mind? >> desperate, frantic, concerned that fotis might want more child time to children will do anything to prevent. that creative, and that ability to think outside the box. we don't know where she is, she may well have killer self. we don't know. we are investigating it. >> no surprise that jennifer's cameras

the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms.elauro: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, the chair of the military construction and veterans affairs -- veterans' affairs committee, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairwoman for yielding. i rise to support this continuing resolution that will keep our federal government open and deliver the vital services that impact us all. look no further than southwest florida in my home state where where hurricane -- where hurricane ian inflicted tragic human loss and massive property damage. while we pray for those who endured ian's wrath and for those who still face, it let's offer more than well wishes. thankfully president biden declared a major disaster, unleashing federal aid and assistance for counties hit by ian. but this c.r. will allow fema and other federal partners to keep assistance flowing to florida in our time of need while

we're going to go toshire in a new hampshire in a moment, but connecticut, m begin with connecticut, my old home staty e. wh's been lagging behind for a while now. now it's labor forceilw. has nearlyearl fifty two thousand fewer workers than it had in february. the p 2020 before the pandemic. ie it's seen big companies like gea and aetna leavete and between 1991 and two thousand twenty nearlye left five hundred fifty thousand more people left connecticut for otheok r states , then move there. so that's a big net loss. the state hasn't haddozen a republican governor in a dozen years or syeor so ano at elected a republican senator since reagan sator sinc >> so what are they waiting for? joining me now is liora levy. >> she's the republican nomineeo for connecticut senate senatoecand she's looking to unt senator richard blumenthal. now, he's a nasty olr richard dy . he's been in office for nearly a four decades and liend lied abon service in vietnam. the specifics of it arame good o see you tonight.th now, the problems fore prob connecticut are many, but the voters still seem poised toh

connecticut is small. some places were hit harder. we had to bring to the table those making the decision of the local level. create a shared set of values. and from there write the strategies. so it is my intention to bring college presidents to the table. bring associations i'm not foolish to think the best ideas come from washington d.c. but at the end of the day we all want our students to succeed. when a high return onnt investment. it's our responsibility have those difficult conversations. how are we providing a good return on investment? and that the department of education make sure we areft lifting up those institutions that are doing it. in calling out those that are not -- do not provide good value for students and families. use whatever leverage we can with the college scorecard. like our funding opportunities to provide support and funding for those institutions that we believe are providing inclusive environment but also providing with the universities and colleges work with our partners on the hill. >> you mentioned th

ramping up involvement in connecticut most competitive house district as democrats look to hang on to the slim majority in the house. republican house candidate in that district, george logan, will join us to discuss how he plans to flip that critical seat. >> jacqui: plus, we are continuing the focus on the three-way race for the oregon next candidate as betsy johnson, and why she's resonating with voters there. and glenn youngkin will talk about how he was propelled into the governor's mansion last year. >> this has developed into a big storm, that means the impacts will be far and wide. it will bring heavy rain, strong winds, flash flooding, storm surge, along with isolated tornado activity along florida's gulf coast. there is going to be an interruption of power, plan on that. understand that will happen. >> florida governor desantis warning people to prepare for the worst as hurricane ian inches closer toward the gulf coast of florida. hello, i'm john roberts, good monday to you. >> jacqui: good monday to you, john. i'm jacqui heinrich in for sandra smith. the hurricane's exact p

it is a matter of our constitutional dna in connecticut beginning with griswold versus connecticut. which laid the groundwork for the right of privacy and which is the underpinning for that constitutional freedom. and all of us i hope will reject this effort to ban abortion in the united states. thankyou madame president . i yield the floor. >> the senior senator from nevada. >> madame president, in june as we are hearing the supreme court struck down roe versus wade reversing nearly 50 years of law that recognized a woman's fundamental right to reproductive freedom and we also know justice kavanaugh's concurring opinion repeatedly insisted the courts decision would turn the issue to elected representatives in the states but this was never about states rights. really, to my right-wing colleagues who want to restrict a woman'sfund mental rights , we know that because now they're pushing for a national abortion ban. yesterday as we have heard senator graham introduced a strict national abortion ban with criminal penalties for doctors who provide critical care. if it passes, this bill

connecticut, as we all know, very liberal state, a lot of democrats live in southington.ough it's somewhat of a republican done a lot of democrats obviously deliver because it is connecticut. what are the people who are for this vocabulary say? >> again, you have to remember that this is a theory. going back to college and philosophy and everything else, again, does this belong in tenth grade english? no. at the end of the day, people will be exposed to it at some point in there -- whether it's the career of others going to higher level of learning, again, there's people that are -- they don't subscribe to the fact that based on the color of your skin that you're more inherently likely to be successful. i say that's absolutely preposterous. >> todd: bigger picture here. to parrots need to review every single piece of paper that comes across their kids desk going forward? >> honestly, i've said this from the beginning of being on the board, the most important teacher in a child's life, good, bad, or indifferent, is the parent and the family. it is your responsibility as a

>> my life obviously changed that morning in sandy hook, connecticut. i was at that fire house and i in many ways which i didn't see and haven't heard the things i heard that today. i'm deeply embarrassed that i only woke up to this epidemic when it happened in a schoolhouse in sandy hook. i didn't join the movement until it happened in newtown so i'm trying to make up for last time. but my inspiration comes from the victims into the mothers and fathers. i can't imagine being able to get out of bed if my child was shot at school or on the streets of our neighborhood and yet all across this country they are literally tens of thousands of parents and brothers and sisters who not only find the means to get out of bed every day but then marched down to the state capital or town hall or washington, d.c. and demand that things change not so that there could child comes back to life. it's too late for them, but to make sure that it doesn't happen to somebody else. so whether it is the kids from parkland, the survivors from highland park or the moms and dads fr

, thank you _ days. jason, from connecticut, thank you so — days. jason, from connecticut, thank youher news. european countries say they will ramp up security around oil and gas installations after the suspected sabotage of two major pipelines. the eu, us and nato have suggested damage to the pipelines between russia and germany was deliberate, but have not blamed russia directly. russia has said it was not involved, and asked if the us was instead. a study has found that over the past decade, on average, an environmental activist was killed every two days. the global witness report says more than 1,700 people died while trying to prevent fossil fuel extraction and mining on their lands. it attributes the rise to the growing global demand for commodities, combined with the rise of authoritarian governments. most of the killings took place in latin america. danish football officials have announced that the national team will wear a "toned down" monochrome kit for november's world cup in qatar. it's to protest against the host nation's human rights record, and the alleged mistreatment

>> women sports in connecticut are being robbed. i was forced to compete against biological males throughout all four years of high school and beaten out by them many times, over a dozen times on qualifying spotss for meets, better placement and scholarship opportunities and it was heartbreaking to go through and i want to ensure no other little girl experiences what i went through in high school. >> todd: you are appealing district court ruling that says there is no dispute to resolve because the two transgender athletes in question graduated. they are out, no case in controversy in existence, how do you come back against that? >> it is simply wrong, what we're asking the appellate court to do, allow the case to move forward, there are records that need to be corrected. our clients were the fastest girl in a race and not rightly acknowledged as such. the records need to be fixed under title ix. girls deserve to compete on level playing field. >> todd: i have two little girls, i life in connecticut. as they get older, what can i do

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connecticut are republican state senator ryan fazio joins me now.l, certainly actions need to be taken by the local government, by the state government as well. there needs to be leadership. now, he was placed on administrative leave, and there is going to be an investigation. there needs to be a fully independent investigation of what happened in the schools with this assistant principal and perhaps beyond. but the state government also plays a role just like every state government plays a role in public education to insure that there's transparency and accountability and that there can be trust. this is a very sad moment in our town. i'm a product of these public schools. we love our public schools. we love our teachers, and what this assistant principal with, what this administrator was doing, this bias, prejudice and indoctrination was an offense to all of our families, our parents, our kids and our teacher. ashley: i'm assuming that it doesn't surprise you. this is not an outlier. are you concerned that this is, perhaps, a similar story across

catholics need not apply in connecticut. >> this man is a disgrace, this assistant principal.dren the wisdom and experience first of all of older teachers, we have a teacher crisis, this guy is indiscriminately or just commonly casting them away, throwing people of faith out the door. they not only need not apply, he is deliberately saying you will not enter my school. i was trained by nuns and brothers. there is something people of faith, particularly those dedicated to it, and concern about that child that frankly the rest of us don't have the bandwidth to have in our daily lives and those not in a religious state don't have the bandwidth. to deny people of faith, wise older teachers access to the classroom is a disservice to those children, putting ideology before education and love of children. rachel: the superintendent says this doesn't reflect what we think at all but it is clear what they are concerned about is they got caught but i want to play this crip from an undercover video and catcher reaction on the other side. >> what do you mean? >> so the parents feel it is

>> so here in connecticut, the laws are quite different.s, you know, i've written about for the times, jones has lost all four of the defamation cases filed by the sandy hook families against him. so these are just trials for damages. this is the second of three. so here in connecticut, he has been found already liable for violating the unfair trade practices act here in the state by using lies to sell merchandise. so there is no limit on the punitive damages that could be assessed to him as a result of violating that law. so he's really fighting for his financial life here. so maybe that accounted for some of his behavior today. >> elizabeth williamson, your reporting has been extraordinary. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks, anderson. >>> up next, the latest on russians trying to escape vladimir putin's mobilization order. plus, i'll speak with the international criminal court chief prosecutor and get his response, the attack leveled at him today at the u.n. by russia's foreign minister. under budget t too! and i get seven day

the second largest is jamestown or connecticut island. so he's sent over to connecticut island to guard the bay. he's protecting the the the camp from the the the british had when the british were in newport, they occupied part of connecticut island and nobody is going over there to the same area of the camp to to manage, to maintain that and to protect the the the the port. so in case of an attack and lopetegui mentions that this is the only time that the british could have attacked and successfully conquered the french because there was they were still not organized they were still setting up their camp. they were making their fortifications building to digging the trenches. and so on. so he mentions that as the and then after they after that week, they lost that opportunity because then the french were so well entrenched that it was impossible for them to attack when they landed. one of the the ships, the is the france got lost in the fog and people thought that it had probably got captured or sank. orders were that when the french if

the jury awarded the parents of one victim almost $50 million in damages. 26 people died in the connecticut elementary school shooting including 20 first graders. earlier in the day jones was challenged during direct examination about whether he was using the trial as a marketing tool >> ever since this trial started and you've been calling it a kangaroo report yourself, right? >> right >> >> reporter: the families have accused jones of causing them emotional harm and subject them to harassment and threats from his llowers. jones has already been found liable for defamation. now the jury will have to decide how much money he'll have to pay. rehema ellis, nbc news >>> this week a record was set for illegal migrant crossings at the southern border. more than 2 million in just the past 11 months among the cities struggling to deal with the increase, el paso, texas. julia ainsley is there for us. >> reporter: we're in el paso where tonight city officials say their resources are being pushed to the brink by a record number of migrants. averaging over 1,500 illegal border crossings a day in this

host: from joe in connecticut, you're next. good morning. guest: mike -- caller: my comment has to do with the spoiled american population. i grew up in a family of 10 in a two bedroom, one bath summer home in the northeast. my parents did not accept anything from the government, but worked hard. we survived and everyone did well. in the winter, you had to wait in the morning to get the stove going just to have heat. it's amazing to me that all of these people that have called now and they want more money from congress -- congress doesn't have any money. that's the american taxpayer. it's the middle class. the superrich are spoiled, even more so. i will use the water in california example and keeping the heat as high as they need. the problem is the american people are spoiled and our congressmen and politicians don't have a clue as to what's going on. thank you very much. i don't think there is a solution. guest: one of the reason we advocate for more funding for the low income federal assistance program -- we do not advocate as much as we

michael george, cbs ne, new haven, connecticut. > >> it is surprising enough. how this men's trip to redeem a $600 win turned into something a lot more life changing. > >> join us every weekday for our new live newscast at 7:00 and 8:00 on our sister station . you can find us on pluto tv, channel 397 on any platform usig the free >> coming up at 3:00, we will hear from the stars of hollywood's first ever romantic comedy from a major studio and how the film has already been ig the lgbtq community. > >> let's check in one last time with personal or meteorolot jessica birch. >> daytime highs today, a lot better than last week. last week, we were dealing with a heat wave. this week, we are below average. we will take ite in the bay area. 80s in the east inland hills. 70s, napa. 60s along the coast. it is not only today but the next couple of days. we even cool off a smidge more in the microclimates microclimates heading into the y and wednesday forecast as low pressure dips in from the north and that will cool us off signi. below average conditions for the inland e

i do not know if you have it in your state, and connecticut but -- in connecticut, but i think it isgram. when you own your home instead of renting, you have a lot more -- do you think it can go nationwide to get bowl homes they can own? -- get people homes they can own? guest: i am familiar with the mountain laurel decision. it was an important decision in the 80's that required communities in new jersey to build more affordable housing. the question was do we have that in connecticut? every city has a slightly different program. connecticut has something called 830g. it is a law that says if a town does not have enough affordable housing, a developer can override zoning rules. that creates a lot of controversy, particularly in a place like connecticut where towns have a lot of authority. that creates a lot of controversy. what i would like to point to is there are a lot of cities doing good work. new york, in particular, gives developers additional rights. a developers can build more unit so long as they builds -- more units so long as they build more affordable units. this comes b

so how much did you end up owing for your master's to be able to teach in the state of connecticut?$86,000 worth of student loans to become a teacher. >> i think we can all agree we don't like the system, it's not working out well for anybody. >> what are you going to do? are you going to ask your family not to buy groceries this week so that you can cover your student loan payment? >> reporter: it's a crisis that has been steadily growing for decades. hard-working americans mired in debt that they have to pay off after graduating from college. only made worse by rising prices. today the latest inflation report showing an 8.3% increase, worse than expected. to date americans have racked up a staggering $1.7 trillion of student debt. while the price of tuition has spiked 169% in the last four decades, wages for young workers have not kept up. but relief for some could be just a few weeks away. >> we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding federal student loans. >> reporter: president biden recently announcing a plan that could impact up to 43 million borrowers. >> here's what my administ

host: patty in connecticut. and dependent, good morning. caller: good morning. i saw on cnn gas prices are going to go back up again. she was very scared about what is going on with the inflation. about abortion, i have friends that have had abortions when we were in high school which was years ago. they were very depressed afterwards, they regretted it. it left a mark on them. one even try to get pregnant again to make up for what she did. and another thing as if you ever watched a late-term abortion which i saw on video, it would make you sick. they broke the bones in the baby's legs to get the baby out. once they got the baby out which was a full-fledged baby, they broke its neck, a baby. if they did that to a puppy the people in the united states would go crazy. this is a human being. host: patty in connecticut. the issue of abortion, late-term abortion we talked about the blake masters race and trying to find or the line could be. what else are you saying specifically on the campaign trail? guest: it's happ

rachel: think about this before we decided to move to texas and this area of connecticut. to a very good job laying this out in your book, this isn't a localized issue. it is everywhere and it is not, the point that should be taken away is it is not something you can change in a school board meeting, probably not something you can change in meeting with the school administrator. rachel: or firing him. rachel: he points out at the individual teacher level really adept at weaving this message in without being over. >> if you meet the express assistant principal your put a red flag over you and your kids like those rubes over there, look out for them and what they are going to push. assignments teachers so they get this form of indoctrination. it is insidious. >> deep-rooted, in the teachers colleges come you can't change it in the school board, you're not going to change it by firing the assistant principal. i hate to be so pessimistic about you and i have all come to the conclusion that the only way to deal with this is to completely transform the education system, first ta

there is an argument over building high-rises on connecticut avenue and the houses just off connecticut have their own plots are upset about that. if you going to have more affordable housing and really focus on climate and how we structure our cities, you need more density. host: interesting you have the combined title. what is the thinking there? are you always coming from that lens of climate? guest: i do now. i guess about four years ago i launched a series on cnbc that looked at the risks from climate change to real estate. there is such an overlap. real estate applies for -- accounts for 40% of global greenhouse emissions. you are real building and -- rebuilding and taking buildings down. we broadened it to everything. for a while during a different initiation there was not a lot of focus on climate. now there is, thankfully, and we are seeing progress. we have broadened our coverage of climate, which i'm thrilled about. so much of it overlaps with real estate. there is so much going on with cities and start up companies. i have another series that looks at the start ups in the cl

and here on the coast of connecticut to do just that. fishing has aays been big business on the long island sound. in recent decades industrial and agricultural pollutants kill the fish stocks. come here to meet some of the locals tackling the problem. hey ross. and brian yeah thank you. so much for having us common. bring smith is an ocean farmer he's made it his mission to reconfigure we harvest to see. hey welcome aboard. start us up. the good thing about ocean farming is we don't need to change. alright just a quick run out right. it used to be efficient yeah i yeah i was in the bering sea fishing cotton crab just at the height of industrialized fishing and most the fish i was catcher was going to mcdonald's for the fish sandwich well. that is like the quintessential the epitome of the industrial fishing exactly -- so then you know i was on the bering sea in the cod stocks crashed into the land back rose from and so i went to become a farmer on the salmon farms because i was so the answer overfishing. but it was just as bad right you

and it is not about connecticut, it's not about new jersey, it's not about florida.t is about the united states of america. it is 3.12 million united states citizens who get treated differently of the united states. and that is unacceptable. it is unacceptable and it is un-american. puerto ricans put on the uniform of the united states and have served in every conflict in its history. the most decorated military unit actually got a congressional gold medal of gold medal means nothing if you do not treat your fellow citizens and await with dignity and respect. so i am glad we have many colleagues in the senate now. one time i felt rather lonely advocating for puerto rico. i was considered the puerto rico senator. i remember five years ago i had a bipartisan to go see hurricane maria paid force of the trumpmp administration canceled my military plane to go. thinking somehow i would not go part i got myself on a relief flight and they showed up in puerto rico. and i still have the images today. i keep them on my phone, hundreds of images of communities devastated. bridg

i am a medical cannabis patient here in connecticut. we have half legalization. two things i wanted to say about it. first of all the social justice issue really is a big deal. connecticut, the movement that starting out with the best of intentions, boy has it become complicated! it has become complicated by money. it is kind of discouraging as far as that part of it goes. my concern about commercial cannabis production, the environmental consequences are big. they are really not paying much attention to that as this goes forward. i am concerned about a lot of it but the main thing is the plastic pollution involved in these disposable vape devices. not only to do with cannabis but the nicotine could back a industry in general. these devices are plastic, you literally just throw them away when you're done. they're mixed materials. they are a big concern. thank you very much. >> i appreciate your sentiment. part of what i've been working on for years is to make it easier for medical cannabis to be available. i have legislation which i think actually may be able to

there was an event, he was speaking at an event in springfield, connecticut, hartfield, connecticut and i got a call from james beckett iii who was part of the campaign and said ambassador bush is speaking at an event in hartford, connecticut, 45 minutes away from springfield, massachusetts. put together a key or something for ambassador bush, i didn't know a lot of people in springfield massachusetts but i call a friend who did know people there and they gave me someone at 2:00 in the afternoon and i drove out to see where this house was and meet the people and all that kind of stuff and the next day was the day of the event and i picked up ambassador bush, we arrived at this home in springfield, locked in, 25 people ready to have the with ambassador george bush, there was a sign on the mantle over the fireplace that said welcome george bush. it was billed busch. i tell you that made a huge difference for america. he actually did more to introduce transformation than any other president in our history when it came to inviting people to the responsibilities of governing. he made bandlea

relatives of the victims were in the courtroom just 20 miles from sandy hook in newtown , connecticut, or gunmen killed 26 people in 2012 victim first graders, a jury is deciding how much jones should pay the families for defamation after he repeatedly claimed on his info wars platform that the victim's parents were actors pushing for gun control. not only didn't happen, he said it was a government staged hoax because the government wanted to take away your guns. some of the relatives testified they had to move and even face death threats target on his back, just like he did every single parents and loved ones didn't at one point, jones compared the family's lawyer to a liberal who killed people in iraq, just like all the iraqis but you liberals kill and love. just your unbelievable you switch on. emotions aren't often you want your christmas ambulance, jason. why don't you show a little respect? objection a lawyer for jones accused the victim's relatives of exaggerating the harm caused by jones claims, arguing any damages should be limited. but the lawyer for the families reminded th

the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield back. the spea the house also debated and passed compensation for families of 9/11 victims. r. speaker, the fairness for 9/11 families act would provide a catch-up payment to thousands of 9/11 victims, spouses and dependents who were unfairly excluded from the u.s. victims of state sponsor terrorism fund when it was first established in 2015. while no amount of money can ever make up for the incalculable loss that they suffered on september 11, this legislation would ensure that they are fairly compensated for their claims against those responsible for one of our nation's darkest days. in 2015, congress created the united states victims of state sponsor terrorism fund to provide compensation for individuals with terrorism judgments against designated state sponsorrers of -- sponsors of terrorism. at the time, those who are received payments from the 9/11 victims compensation fund, primarily victims and spouses and children, were precluded from receiving funds from the vsstf. their exclusion

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connecticut las vegas game two tonight of the wnba's finals, chelsea gray and asia wilson. good combination for las vegas great to wilson for this hoop wilson on the way to a 26.98 2nd half now gray beyond the arc, she'll be fouled but still gets the hoop to fall. las vegas was an 85 to 71 winner. the aces have a two nothing lead in the best of five series. they're one win away from their first ever championship by popular demand. check this out time again on a tuesday night where we start with one of the most commonly said things that whenever you try to teach someone how to hit a baseball i am the ball. yeah yeah, it doesn't get old dude. what mom says i am the volume put down the bat and you put your eye on the ball. that's that's kelly. she's thrilled from hartford, connecticut. and that is the agent. literal translation. isn't it? a good listener? so cute? thank you, joe. thank you for watching everyone have a great res of . fo. oh, i do have an open seat in first class, if one of you would like a free upgrade. no, thank you. i think we'll sit together. after the amazi

avenue, there's a big thorough thorofareand off connecticut avd where are people going to park and more affordable housing and focusing on climate and how we structure our cities and we need more density. >> host: interesting you have that combined title and i was going to ask you about it. what's the thinking there and are you always coming from that lens of climate? >> guest: i do now, actually. it's interesting because it was, i guess, about four years ago i launched a series called rising risks from msnbc and looked at risks specifically and there's an overlap and real estate counts for 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions and that's the construction of real estate and operational of buildings and the destruction of real estate when you're changing out housing and rebuilding and taking buildings down. we focus on climate and thankfully we're really starting to see progress until we broadened our climate and so much of it overlaps with real estate and there's soso much gog on in cities and it looks at all the startups in the climateth space that are looking to electrify buildings a

he testified today in the defamation connecticut trial over his sandy hook's lies. and right human bella's has more on the story. >> i want to apologize to the parents -- >> you know -- objection -- >> alex jones in a heated exchange with the attorney for the family suing him in the defamation trial. after he challenge jones to admit the pain he caused. >> your families in this courtroom here that lost children, sisters, wives. >> i legitimately thought it might have been sage and i stand by that i don't apologize for. >> earlier in the day, jones will challenge a direct examination of about whether he was using the trial as a marketing tool. >> ever since this trial started, you have been calling it -- the report yourself. right? >> yes. >> and you have called this judge a tyrant, right? >> yes. >> so, he's done apologizing, he's almost using his time to create an infomercial. melissa, how is this even a defense? in that courtroom, are parents of children that were murdered in connecticut. >> i think one thing to recognize here, stephanie, is that in contrast to th

today we introduce you to an innovative police chief in connecticut.me a national conversation this chief already put major reforms in place because he believed they were common sense and his community and department agreed. my colleague rode along with the chief to figure out his secret to success. >> i think it epitomizes what policing should be, realizing that times have changed and the duties of a police officer have changed >> i had heard for years that the people in westport, connecticut loved their police chief. why do they love their police chief particularly in this climate of tension? i just wanted to find out what he is doing that could be implemented around the rest of the country. so we're going to get in the car and you're taking me for a drive. >> we're going for a ride. i moved to the u.s. from greece at the age of 11 not knowing a word of english. i started as a police officer in 1996. >> reporter: what i found is chief foeti has managed to successfully straddle the line between being pro cop and pro community. >> it is a good stepping

in connecticut, cars under water. and the postal truck plowing through flooding. while in the west, record-breaking heat and extreme drought fueling fast-spreading wildfires. the fair view fire in southern california forcing families from their homes. burning homes to the ground and taking at least two lives. californians are being warned to be prepared for energy blackouts. we have it all covered tonight. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it for us. ginger? >> reporter: david, as much as we desperately needed this rain, because of the drought in the northeast, we didn't need 8 to 10 inches of rain from connecticut through rhode island, just in the last 24 hours to happen this quickly. unfortunately, it has. we've seen flash flooding, some water rescues even through the day. this is startig to dwindle overnight tonight, but you can see another pocket of 1 to 3 inches, from here, back to northeastern pennsylvania. i wasn't to take tow the west, though, because this chicken and egg thick, where it gets so hot and dries it out even worse, tal