that message from elaine chao, mitch mcconnell.ting] >> the action republicans are taking against maxine waters for promoting the harassment of trump administration officia jackie is here to share them up next. ♪ jillian: reaching a boiling point in civil discourse trump administration official haggled by protesters after maxine waters called for public harassment. >> things are getting pretty heated. >> reporter: to say the least. mitch mcconnell and transportation sec. elaine chao are the latest targets, leading an event at yorkshire university when they were confronted. listen. [shouting] jillian: homeland security secretary kirstjen neilsen, sarah sanders and florida atty. gen. pam bondi have all been harassed in public places seemingly in response to democratic representative maxine waters fueling the fire. >> if you see anybody from that cabinet you get up and push back on them. >> california congresswoman later walking back those comments but last night shield a group of reporters off camera when asked about the remarks, jud

[shouting] >> it is wednesday, june 27th, transportation secretary elaine chao confronting protesterstch mcconnell, that fiery encounter is calls ramp-up for maxine waters to resign. jillian: a federal judge declaring family separated at the border must be united. a new deadline is a dozen states file suit against the trump administration. rob: a praying coach is put on leave taking action on his own. he wants the supreme court to step in. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪

mitch mcconnell, elaine chao, ron dermer, and then carson. we begin with remarks from epa administrator, scott pruitt. >> thank you. thank you very much. it is good to be back at faith and freedom. i appreciate ralph's kind words at all that he does to advance religious liberty. we saw how important that was this week. a great victory took place to protect the free exercise of the christian baker in colorado. [applause] understand that it makes a difference. several years ago i had the pleasure of traveling with my church. was the first time i took a trip abroad. was where the revolution occurred in the country. is visiting with the pastor and going to a church that existed in the 1950s and 60s. on the wall he showed me the pictures of pastured pastors. as i was there -- [inaudible] [inaudible] >> here we are talking about free speech, religious liberty the left is a lot of talk about truth. the left doesn't want to talk about results. they just want to shout and intimidate as opposed to talk about what is being done. there are great things h

but elaine chao would have nothing of it. listen. >> why are you separating families. >> why don't you leave my husband alone. >> why are you separating families? >> why don't you leave my husband alone. >> back up. back um. [shouting] steve: the person who posted that online among the other things they stand for to abolish ice and to abolish the border patrol as well. ainsley: she is defending her husband and then people who work for her security they kind of escort her in that suv to get away from the crowd and make sure she is safe. she stood her ground. brian: i will say this. the secret service have to push these people back. you have got to be kidding me majority leader and cabinet secretary and within feet of the suv? hard to believe that that is, indeed, procedure. meanwhile, edited together on the right it just some of the latest, i guess, examples of a lack of steve: unhinged. brian: unhinged and how scary this is getting. look at all of this. >> a few years ago, ideas that we talked about were thought to be fringe

and the fact that his wife, the honorable elaine chao, now our secretary of transportation, former secretary of labor, it is truly one of the remarkable couples in the nation's capital of political leadership. and i congratulate him on the comments from the require. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: mr. president, the senate's majority leader, senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, will become the longest serving senate republican leader

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denominator between us, we both married above ourselves, and the fact that his wife, the honorable elaine chao now our secretary of transportation, former secretary of labor, it is truly one of the remarkable couples in the nation's capital of political leadership. and i congratulate him on the comments from the majority whip today. >> health and human services secretary testified this morning on president trump's prescription drug pricing plan before the senate health, education, labor, and pensions committee. watch the hearing tonight at 10:00 eastern time here on c-span 2. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is broughto you by your cable or satellite provider. >> amendments are being held up in the senate on the defense program's bill because of other issues. armed services committee acting chair named three senators who

was senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and his wife, another woman, transportation secretary elaine chao. watch this. >> why don't you leave my husband alone. back up. >> >> sean: he so tough, reall. by the way, good job, you stood strong there. now as the midterm elections get closer and closer, the mainstream media is now getting up there. hatred against donald trump, and the website put together this moage putting together some of their blatant hatred for trump voters. this is your corrupt media on display, take a look. >> cut to the chase, this is about racism. this is pure and simple racism. he's hoping that the people who support him will be ginned up and running to the polls to make sure that brown people don't come running to america. >> we can no longer a site trump is the bad guy. if you vote for trump, it's not who's ripping children from parents. if you vote for trump, then you the voter, you, not donald trump, are standing at the border like saying, you goe and you go here. >> if you hold down a woman while a is rating her, are you the? >> that's a very powerful and uncomfor

from senator david perdue of georgia, senate majority leader mcconnell, transportation secretary elaine chao, israeli ambassador, and housing and urban development secretary ben carson. we begin with remarks from epa administrator scott pruitt. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is good to be back at faith and freedom. i really appreciate the kind words and all that he does to advance religious liberty and all that you do. we saw how important that was this week with jack phillips and the great victory that took place at the u.s. supreme court this week that protected the free exercise of the christian baker in colorado. we should celebrate that this week. [applause] >> and understand that it makes a difference. you know, several years ago, i had the pleasure of traveling with my church to romania. it was on nations trip -- it was on a missions trip. first time i had taken a trip abroad. i went to romania, where the revolution occurred in that country. i was visiting with a pastor in romania and going through the church that existed during the 1950s and 1960s. he showed me u

leave my husband alone, that's the message from tnsrtation secretary elaine chao as she engaged in ary exchange in a protest, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. this is an example of how deep the division is growing in washington and beyond. with me now is kate lcaitlan hughey-burns. let's just take a look at that moment, okay? [ indiscernible ] >> that's elaine chao who is, of course, a cabinet member for the president a her husband senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and a group approaching her llows sarah sanders being , asked to leave a restaurant because she works for president tr maxine waters calling for democrats to rise up and push back. she said she wasn't going for violence, but to push back as people did for sarah sanders in public locations. another dig at maxine waters from the president this morning. where does this leave us? >> it leaves us where it's always been. there is a long and honorable tradition of civil disobedience where protesters will do something that offends, and not because they don't have manners. they're trying to get people's attention whethe

and the fact that his wife, the honorable elaine chao, now our secretary of transportation, former secretary of labor, it is truly one of the remarkable couples in the nation's capital of political leadership. and i congratulate him on the comments from the require. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: mr. president, the senate's majority leader, senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, will become the longest serving senate republican leader in history surpasng former senator bob dole of kansas. this according to the senate historical office. today i senator mcconnell's 4 79 lgt day as senate republican leader, a position that he assumed on january 3, 2007, after republicans lost control of both chambers of commerce. i'd like to take a few minutes to put senator mcconnell's leadership in perspective. that perspective begins in the year 1969. i was 29 years old and working in the nixon white house. senator howard baker, jr., of tennessee said to me, you might want to get to know that smart, young legislative assistant for marlowe cook. marlowe cook was

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do not mess with elaine chao. coming up, my intel how this is getting out of control. way outf control. first back to our breaking news. immigration failing on the house floor, for the latest let's go to blake burman. reporter: this was a resounding feat that we witnessed on the house floor. only 121 votes for the so-called compromise bill. a bill that was delayed last week. that didn't take up a vote until today, wednesday. this week. and now the reality is there are likely two paths going forward with. this first you're going to hear from conservative republicans say hey, look, we should take up our immigration bill. the one that was voted on was shot down, the conservative bill, but conservatives will point to the fact that that bill got 193 votes. this one about 70 fewer than that. the reality going forward is the next step moving forward is the likelihood o at least the attempt to stand behind much more tailored measure, at the southern border. legislative folks on capitol hill earlier today figuring out the next way forward as w we witnessed on the house floor wa

leaving a dinner at georgetown university in washington, d.c., with his wife treasury secretary elaine chaoexchanged words with protesters. the protesters played audio of crying children who had been separated from their families at the border. >>> "sports illustrated" says a dead body was found inside the home of new york giants cornerback janoris jenkins. authorities say the body of a family friend, 25-year-old roosevelt rene, was found in the nkins was repoed flida anis sto bare of the situa. >>> thouhronle" department vehicles in east houston. flyers were placed on at least a dozen vehicles, and at least one a sergeant became ill after coming in contact with it. and was treated and released. >>> and "the boston globe" says nhl pioneer willie o'ree was selected for induction into the hockey hall of fame. he became the league's first black player when he took to the ice for the boston bruins. he was legally blind in one eye after an injury he suffered in high school hockey. o'ree who is now 82 works for the nhl. he'll be the third black player inducted. >>> still ahead, barbie takes on ro

>> reporter: transportation secretary elaine chao with husband mitch mcconnell challenged by protesters monday. and that's the latest example of these heated confrontations between protesters and top trump administration officials and new lls c news the now be protected by the secret service. lester? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >>> let's drill down now on this growing disconnect over the separation of those migrant families while washington says one thing, undocumented parents trying to find their kids are often finding a different reality as they battle red tape. we have exclusive new video from inside a children's facility as the future of the president's zero-tolerance policy is in question. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the border. >> reporter: these are the first nongovernment supplied images inside a facility serving separated migrant children. they were obtained by msnbc and secretly recorded last week by a former worker at the cayuga center in new york before she quit. that worker is critical of the president's zero-tolerance policy. [ speaking in foreign lang

. >> reporter: transportation secretary elaine chao with husband mitch mcconnell challenged by protestersonday. >> how do you sleep at night? >> reporter: that's just the latest example of these heated confrontations between protesters and top administration officials. new this morning, a law enforcement official tells nbc news the home of press secretary sarah sanders will now be protected by the secret service. >> peter, thank you. >>> and now to a disturbing story out of new jersey. police there say a body was found at the home of new york j nk had been living at the house of late. no details on how rene died but police are investigating the death as a homicide. a spokesman for the giants organization says the team is monitoring the situation and as far as they were airwa, jenkins was staying at his home in florida at the time. >>> a destructive round of violent storms has brought major damage to the midwest. last night almost 20 million people were at risk of severe storms across ka missouri, kentucky, ohio, and tennessee. these colossal storms unleashed damaging wis, heavy rains and

from senator david perdue of georgia, senate majority leader mcconnell, transportation secretary elaine chao, israeli ambassador, and housing and urban development secretary ben carson. we begin with remarks from epa administrator scott pruitt.

please welcome the secretary of transportation, elaine chao. [applause] sec. chao: thank you. you, ralph. we want to thank you for your leadership over the years for faith and freedom. let's give ralph a tremendous round of applause. [applause] it is a great pleasure to be here today. with friends who share a vision for our country that protects and promotes safe, freedom, family, and opportunity. stonesave been the touch of my life and my career. these are the values that motivated my parents to move america whento ralph mentioned, i was eight years old. opportunityom, and are not abstract concepts for those whhave experienced life without them. family to facey the challenges of being in a new land, learning a new language and a new culture with optimism, hope, and confidence. when we arrived in america, we did not know anybody. it was our local church that comfort and gave us advice on how to maneuver through everyday life. really simple things such as where to go to find a grocery store. where to go to find a basic necessity of life. fellow church members also helped us to

mcconnell asking why he is separating families, but it was his wife, the transportation secretary, elaine chao, who wasn't having any of it as you can see. she got vocal with the protesters shouting, leave my husband alone. >> all right. >>> and we turn to what's being called the biggest primary upset in years sending a shock wave across the democratic party. a 28-year-old former bartender has defeated ten-term democratic congressman joe crowley in new york city. alexandria ocasio-cortez had never run for office and crowley spent ten times more than she did. here's her reaction when she found out she won. she was live on a new york cable channel at the time, and suffice it to say, she was a bit surprised. abc's political director rick klein has more on the stunning upset and the other primary results, rick. >> diane and kendis, one of the biggest primary nights of the year produced some of the biggest headlines including the biggest upset so far of the political year. alexandria ocasio-cortez is the democratic nominee in a district that has been represented by one of the top ranking members of

it made me think about elaine chao. ing to win this lawsuit. >> laura: elaine saying stay away from my husband. tiger wife. we have one more topic. rite aid. they have been trying a new tactic to rid stores of bumbs, havbumbsand hobos. >> he writes the song outside your farmly. barry manilow. they are blaring barry manilow. it's keeping the bumbs away. here's the problem. the neighbors are now complaining. some say i have a mild migraine because i'm hearing man low from sun up to sun down. some complaining on social media like this. >> another night of barry manilow. ♪ >> but it may be the right tune at the wrong time. it is keeping them away. the neighbors are telling them would you rather panhandlers or manilow. he has romantic tuneful songs, many based on classical pieces which people don't realize. i think it's so opposite to the chaotic awful culture that we have, that it drives the people away. i bet a lot of people walking into rite aid like to bob along. >> laura: let's be honest. he took his whole -- >> my whole

. >> it reminds me of elaine chao. they are going to win this. >> laura: she's a tiger wife. rite aid. they are using music to get rid of vagrants. >> it's keeping the bumbs away.. the neighbors are now complaining. some say iay have a mild migraie because i'm hearing manilow fros sun up to sun down. some are complaining about it. >> another night of barry manilow. ♪ >> but it may be the right tune at the wrong time. it is keeping them away. the neighbors are telling them would you rather panhandlers or manilow. what's the chemistry that's making this work? >> laura: i don't understand this. he has romantic tuneful songs, many based on classical pieces which people don't realize. i think it's so opposite to the chaotic awful culture that we have, that it drives the people away. i bet a lot of people walking into rite aid like to bop along. >> laura: let's be honest. raymond took his college-aged son. >> to barry monday low. >> laura: mandy, she came and gave out taking. i turned her away. >> one thing is clear -- ♪ looks like we made it >> laura: president trump hasn't picked

elaine chao, secretary. all you do is produce. you'reoing it in a quiet way and so incredible. what a job you're doing with transportation. thanks very much. rick perry. rick -- i thought y we going to the v.a. but we have great people at the v.a. so now we don't have to worrybout the v.a. i always thought -- i put him in the v.a. and you would have done great there too. you're doing a fantastic job at energy. we're the largest in the world at energy, rick. the largest in the world. we're now exporting energy for the first time. never did it. now we're exporting energy. we have become the largest energy producer in the world. who would have thought? we've opened it up and let our people and do their thing. ngecre of t a great job. peter rourke. the combination of you and wille unbeatable combination. thanks for your help. i'm hearing onlyood th secretarynielsen, what do i say about you? you a doing great. the border is coming along and the wall isng h $1.6 billion being spend on phase one of the wall. eek that goes by, people ing and realize more and more we have to have the wa

i want to take you back a few days to you were -- i believe on the georgetown campus with elaine chaohave folks identified on social media as students and how it played out. we'll take a look at that. [indiscernible] [multip [multiple discussions] >> >> shannon: well, she's not only an accomplished woman but seems tough when it comes to folks coming after you too. >> i said why don't you just quietly get in the car. she ignored me and went right up to them and told them what she thought. i loved it. it went viral on the internet and i've got one tough wife i'm proud of her. >> shannon: people may think twice about approaching the two of you in public. what do you make of this call by someone on the left who say it's inappropriate in a free country to find people they disagree with whether they support or work with the administration and you should call them out and confront them anywhere you see them in public? >> look, i'm a big believer in free speech and sometimes what people say is not great. i do think poor behavior is not a great way to convey your views and i think getting in p

incredible commitment to american lhip in space i also want to thank secretary wilbur ross, secretary elaine chaodirectorney. director coates, congratulations administrator. you better do a good job i'll say you're fired in two minutes. [ applause ] you have a lot of support. he was in congress, did a good job, but this was his love >> yes, sir. >> good luck secretary wilson general dunford, undersecretary thompson, acting deputy secretary grady for being here today. we're honored to be joined by congressman robert aderholt, brian babbin and dana rohrabacher. stand up, please thank you. a special welcome to a strong, powerful, wonderful woman, does a great job as governor of one of my favorite places in the world, alabama, kay ivey kay. [ applause ] am i doing okay in alabama i better do okay in alabama. we love alabama. i also want to recognize three true american heroes the first woman to command a space shuttle the great, eileen cod up, eileen great job. great job. a lot of time in space along with legendary apollo astronauts jack schmit and buzz aldrin buzz has been a friend of mine for a lon

now it's elaine chao at the department of transportation. it's a transportation item. we think it's much more efficient layout and ties in what you talked about streamline our permitting process and goes along with what mr. zinc is doing at the doi to try to centralize. one point of contact. you want to get a permit go to one federal agency. this is going to help that down here we talked a little bit about that one food safety. right now fda, usda. we have moved all ofhat into the usda. why? because they are really good at it not to say the fda isn't. wouldn't it be nice to have one place where people can go to to get answers to get results to get permits. >> harris: we have been watching inside the cabinet roomened at president spoke to 20 minutes or so. this is pulled tape from moments ago when the president was meeting in the cabinet room and what you see now is the office of management and budget director mick mulvaney, he is talking about completely changing, reorganizing really since fdr was president how the government works. and made the official announcement n

i see visions of the elaine chao incident. pete sake, we have a press secretary that has to have a security detail. you can't keep lighting the fuse here and hope thnoing happens because i think we are getting a tinderbox. >> bill: you mention elaine chao incident. go ahead and roll it, guys. she was leaving and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and this is what happened there. [people shouting] let them have it and apparently one of the guys in that group his parents are from mexico and if you check his twitter feed he wants no border patrol, no ice, which is something we were talking about earlier today, though. the left say that the president is partly to blame for this because they would argue he started this trend. i don't know where you are on that. i'll let you answer that in a moment. brit hume writes this. we need to draw back from this place, he says, one way would be to recognize the wisdom, the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the book written in 1939 is intended as a guy for problem drinkers but its 12 steps

please welcome the secretary of transportation he lay in chao -- elaine chao.e want to thank you for your leadership over the years for faith and freedom so let's get get -- give ralph a tremendous round of applause. [applause] it's a great pleasure to be here today with friends who share a new vision for our country that protects and promotes this faith freedom family and opportunity. they have been the touchstone of my life and my career. the values that motivated my parents to move their family across the world to america when as ralph mentioned i was eight years old. faith, freedom and opportunity are not abstract concepts for those who have experienced life without them. faith enabled my family to face the challenges of being in a new land learning the new language and a new culture with optimism hope and confidence. when we arrived in america we didn't know anybody. it was our local church that welcomed us, gave us comfort and advice on how to maneuver through everyday life, things such as where to go to find a grocery store, where to go to find the basic

some backlash in the escalating border battle on monday mcconnell's wife, trsportation secretary elaine chao confronting protesters against the esident's immigration policy. now, as for that border battle, the house is expected to vote on an immigration bill later today afacing steep odds in breaking foreign policy news overnight, the president's national securit adviser john bolton will meet with russian president vladimir putin later toda a possible precursor to a meeting between president trump and putin in the coming weeks, hoda and savannah. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> the stunning upset at the start of the show. a longtime congressman kweeted in new york's democratic primary by a young, first time candidate. nbc's kasie hunt has more on that. kasie, good mornin >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. we are actually out in yutah because mitt romney won a nomination for secret. and unseated by a 28-year-old first-time candidate and she took that all the way. >> we meet a machine with a movement, and that ise what have done today. >> reporter: this 28-year-old first-time candid

secretary elaine chao, director mulvaney, directorts, administrate bridenstine, congratulations wherever are. where is he? where is he? you better do a good job. i say you're fired in two minutes. [applause] you have a lot of support. and you have loved us right from the beginning. he was in congress. he did an awfully good job, this was his love, right? good luck. secretaryson. general dunford, undersecretary thompson, deputy secretary shanahan and acting deputy secretary grady for being here today. we're honored to be joined by congressman robert aderholt, brian babin and dana rohrabacher. stand up, congressman, please. thank you, thank you very much. [applause] and a special w to a strong, powerful, wonderful woman, does a great job as governor of one of my favorite places in the world, alabama, kay ivy. kay. [applause] am i doing okay in alabama? i better do okay in alabama. i want to recognize true american heroes, the first woman to command a space shuttle, the great eileen collins. stand up, eileen, great job, great job. it's a lot of time in space. [applause] along with legendary

and the fact that his wife, the honorable elaine chao, now our secretary of transportation, former secretary of labor, it is truly one of theemarkae couples in the nation's capital of political leadership. and i congratulate him on the comments from the majority whip today. mr. president, i am wearing this ribbon becausehe orldo community is mourning once again. last night there was another shooting. a number of people have been killed again. and today marks two years since the tragic massacre at the pulse nightclub in two years since a gunman walked into the club with a sig sau ra. they were there celebrating latin american night at a gay nightclub in one of the largest massacres in u.s. history only to be eclipsed by the massacre a year ago in las vegas of 59 people, eclipsing 49 deaths. but in that carnage, nber of people severely wounded. and of those who did not actually have the physical wounds, the mental and emotional wounds that are not unlike the ptsd that our soldiers suffer and have to be treated for years and years. well, that's true in the orlando community as a result of the m

similarly, ports, deep-water ports, lock system, used to be a military thing 100 years ago, now it's elaine chaothe transportation department. it's a much more efficient layout and talked about streamline our permits process and goes along with what mr. zinke is doing at the doi, you want to get a permit, you go to one federal agency. this is going to help that. down here, we talked about food safety, right now at fda, usda. moved that all to the usda. why? because they're good at it. not because the fda isn't, one place to get answers, to get results, permits and deal with regulatory affairs. at the same time, in all fairness and secretary purdue will tell you this, there are things the fda does with other agencies. a housing component, why wouldn't that be better off at housing and urban development. move that to you hud. similarly they moved the food stamp, the snap program that makes no sense at all. hhs is uniquely set up to handle. that moved programs to hhs and have it centralized to deal with it. no one has tried at this scale, mr. president. president clinton tried a little bit, a coupl

[inaudible] >> i was transportation secretary elaine chao married to senate majority leader mitch mcconnelln the face of these protesters, why do you leave my husband alone. you saw that yesterday. a lot of venues in a lot of places and getting a little scary to a lot of folks saying we've got to chill here. "the wall street journal" james freedman is the future best-selling author i'm tell, i am watching that. all of our time with this type of behavior. what's going on? like nas. it doesn't even make a lot of sense. her husband doesn't exercise executive authority and she doesn't exercise executive authority when it comes to immigration enforcement. it is an odd strategy and i think it not really a strategy because you look at democratic leaders chuck schumer, nancy pelosi singing to their colleagues, guys, let's tone it down a little. turn video -- dream to representative joe crowley who was bandied about as a possible future speaker. she admits being a socialist and the networks on cnn saying if i went, the appeals to a wing of the party in great enthusiasm. what do you make of that? >>

this time it is protesters getting right in the face of elaine chao with her husband mitch mcconnell. this follows maxine waters continues to call to run the republicans out of public life. mean while here comes supreme court decision can unions force government workers to pay for political causes they do not support? that's the issue. whichever way it goes the impact is profound. stay there please we have big news on trade, maybe a soflter approach from the presidents and remarkable stock market turn arngd because of it. "varney & company" is about to begin. let's get at it announcement on trade the trump administration deded to rely on existing laws to restrict chinese investments here. it has also asked the commerce department to ask in expert controls. fox news columnist liz peek is here and by the way futures turned around after that trade report up we go to a positive 24. now look i'm characterizing this trade announcement as a solve sr approach where are you coming from? >> that's exactly what the market saw it breaks ice a little bit in negotiating now with the chinese. really

and a group of protesters confronted mcconnell and his wife elaine chao last night.sters played audio published of propublica of migrant children crying after being taken from their parents, asking mcconnell, why are you separating the families? secretary chao can be seen shouting back for the protesters to leave her husband alone. so jon meacham, we'll put that video to the side for just a moment. back to the merrick garland point, we don't know exactly how he would have voted. but obviously, mitch mcconnell and the people who supported the move by mitch mcconnell to kill that nomination are happy this morning, because they got judge gorsuch and perhaps this decision out of it. >> it was a generational victory. gorsuch is a young man. i suspect he might be looking at 40 years or so. and mcconnell and really an unprecedented -- not a word we use much -- power play. a raw move pre-trump. let's be clear, decides that he's going to hold obama hostage, basically. and in many ways, overturn 230 years of presidential persistent in terms of supreme court appointments. in an

ed: remember when elaine chao actual confronted some of her protesters. >> thank you, appreciate it.y don't you leave my husband alone? ed: she stood up for her husband and mitch mcconnell is reactin reacting ahead. president trump touting six months of tax cuts. it was this woman who stole the show sharing how the tax cut bonus is actually not crumbs, she says, it's sending her kids to college. she is here live next. [applause] i am all about living joyfully. ♪ hello. the new united explorer card hooks me up. getting more for getting away. rewarded! going new places and tasting new flavors. rewarded! traveling lighter. rewarded! (haha) getting settled. rewarded! learn more at theexplorercard.com and get... rewarded! ♪ >> to infinity and beyond! ed: some quick headlines. the moment toy story fans have been waiting for. today disney world is opening toy story land addition to toy story park based on popular films. guess we will get to experience life through the eyes of a toy. as one real life toy world is beginning, another coming to an end. toys r us posting a heart breaking post. p

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elaine dunkley, bbc news. transport secretary chris grayling may be forced to appear in front of a select committee hearing, because of the chaostimetable. two troubled train operators, northern rail and govia thameslink, were responsible for almost 1,000 cancelled or delayed trains in just one day. commuters at leeds train station have told us how the new timetable is affecting theirjourneys. it's been a bit of a shambles, really. like, obviously, i expect to finish work and get home at a certain time, and then with all the train delays and that, i don't end up getting home until sometimes one, two hours later than what i should be, and i've been late for work numerous times. every day, i'm late for work. myself and my partner commute from horsforth to leeds. they announce that it's delayed after it's delayed. erm, and we just have to put up with that every day, which is a bit of a nightmare, to be honest. i left rhyl 20 minutes late and then the train to manchester was delayed. and then the newcastle train that i was catching, that was delayed. every single station from picadilly through manchester, even towards huddersfield,