fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the bucks county opportunity council for their commitment to serving members of our community. the opportunity council will be offered free income tax preparation assistance to low-income residents of bucks county through its volunteer income tax assistance program. trained and certified volunteers will be available in lovetttown, newtown, between february 1 and april 15 to serve as many members of the community as possible. individuals and families with combined income of $54,000 or less are eligible for assistance through the program. volume tour tax preparers receive training and need to pass an exam to be certified. others can assist in support roles such as greeting visitors and scheduling. the program is sponsored by the i.r.s. and supported locally by the bucks county foundation, key bank foundation, and first national bank and trust of newtown. mr. speaker, we offer our thanks to the bucks county -- community council for all they do for the c

gerald fitzpatrick is our guest from russell investment. see what kind of guidance we get. there was a cracking article the other day, saying they would warn their suppliers maybe that they weren't going to produce as much. to what extent is apple potentially the canary in the tech coal mine? we've got a lovely chart which shows all the banks and a little bit more. we've got netflix, amazon, google, facebook. they are roaring ahead. how do you look at tech? >> the tech sector has been fantastic. cheapness in the u.s. dollar has helped. see the increase in digital advertising, movement towards the cloud, really strong support for the tech sector. with that comes an increase in price and expectations. people start looking at the price, the expectations, they look for some indicators. , will thatse factors be enough to excite the market? these are the questions that are out there. we have faith in the tech sector. anna: rmb versus m&a. we see some of these companies bringing back money to the united states. how much of a driver is that move go

. >> congressman fitzpatrick tweeting it is incumbent all of us to department if i the root cause ofhis senseless violence and move to address it immediately. his staff telling us tonight he's the author of a bill to close the bum stock loophole on bill expanding background chec checks. there's little app pate among republican leadership to toughen gun laws federal or state. >> there are 29 bills pending in the house of representatives. none of which has been put up for a vote. >> none of us are taking money from the nar on the democratic side and we are going to pass common sense gun safety legislation. >> reporter: rally then moved inside to peace center where a smaller group shared their hope for action they're fears and their sadness. >> the manifestation of how we normalized violence in this country and just worries me a lot. >> i want to be inspired and i want to feel like i can stand up tomorrow and do something and i will but right now i am just so grief string stricken. >> reporter: now with regard to those expanded background checks congressman fitzpatrick says that should

piece of legislation. , denarott from michigan titus, a democrat from las vegas, nevada, brian fitzpatrick from pennsylvania, the four of us sat down at my office sent but together really thoughtful legislation that was not an thateach and simply said if a device turns a semiautomatic weapon into a machine gun, treat that device the way we treat a machine gun. we were ready to go. all the groups we thought were on board until we introduce the ,ill and then one organization the national rifle association said no. and any momentum we had was stopped not because they said no but because the speaker or somebody essentially said if the nra says no, they have a veto on any piece of legislation. rulee have the hastert which is an insane republican rule that says unless a majority of the majority supports something, it cannot go to the floor we also have the nra rule that the republican caucus concedes the right to the nra to pre-veto any legislation. that is insane. host: you also have discharge petitions that could force legislation to the floor. is that an avenue for some of this legislation? i

fitzpatrick: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, thank you for all the work you do in this committee. thank you for bringing this bill to the floor. to my colleague, mr. boyle, thank you for your work on this legislation. mr. speaker, i rise today to voice my full support for h.r. 1997, the u.s.-ukraine cybersecurity cooperation act. during my career as an f.b.i. agent i was assigned to the u.s. embassy in kiev, ukraine, where i worked closely with our ukrainian counterparts on a whole host of issues to include cybersecurity. mr. speaker, one thing is clear, we must strengthen our relationship with ukraine wherever possible and whatever means possible. they have acted as a steadfast ally to the united states against a hostile russia. further, there should be no doubt that cybersecurity and cyber warfare are the rising threats of our time. we have seen plenty of occasions where bad actors, state sponsored or otherwise, have executed cyber attacks against government entities, the very institutions upon which our nation was f

fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the retirement of donna, a constituent of mine from bristol borough, bucks county, pennsylvania, after a 42-year career of community service as an employee of the grundy foundation. starting in 1975, she worked at the grundy library, eventually assisting the foundation's executive director until she was appointed the grundy museum administrator. a position which she held for the past 12 years. as a museum administrator, she's credited with updating the museum's strategy plan, creating best practices for all of the museum's programs and services, and building up partnerships between the museum and the community. under donna's leadership, the number of visitors to the museum increased exponentially in the 40th and 50th anniversary events were great successes. i want to express my deep gratitude and the gratitude of our entire community for donna's commitment to preserving the history of our community. while her retirement is well deserved, her exit is

fitzpatrick: students from brookwood, mill creek elementary schools collected thousands of cans of canned soups, dressed as superheroes and delivered it to the food pantry in levintown. mill creek collected 5, 081 pounds of soup. brookwood collected 3,061 pounds and keystone collected 1,016 pounds of cans to help those in need. mr. speaker, i am so inspired by these outstanding young members of our community who at a young age are already working hard to help people around them in need and make their community a stronger and a better place. i know we can all learn something from these boys and girls, and i encourage every schools in bucks and montgomery counties to follow the lead of these three schools and find new and fun ways to help those who are in need. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: as schoolchildren arise across america to go to a place of work for them but a place of joy of learning, i rise today to reinfor

pennsylvania congressman brian fitzpatrick and tom macarthur were among those on the train. they are heading to the annual gop retreat in green briar in west virginia. president trump is expected to speak at the retreat today. >>> gunman are preying on retailers in delaware county. details on where they are happening. >>> we continue to follow breaking news, a fire killed two people inside their north philadelphia home. good morning it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, february 1. we're following breaking news. >> a fast-moving fire kills two people in north philadelphia. we're live on the scene. >>> it's a mild start to your february and we're tracking rain moving in today. >>> loveable jimmy kimmel side kick roams the super bowl and has fun with the eagles players. >> that will be fun, let's find out about weather and traffic with karen rogers and david murphy good morning. >> reporter: we're in an active pattern everyday. >> reporter: today it's milder air coming up. we have milder air coming up from the south. that flow warming us up. this morning, you'll want a coat. 34 degrees,

pennsylvania congressman bryan fitzpatrick and tom mccarture were among those onboard.hey are fine. they were headed to the g.o.p. retreat in greenbrier, pennsylvania. >> >> bob: brady will not return for reelection. he says the time has come to leave washington behind. >> i have a great job. i have another grandchild on the way. i think i choose them over service. right now, it's time for me to come home. >> he's been dogged by a investigation his campaign to a primary payment in 2012. he has not been charged and says he will not be. >> it was a sendoff for a beloved leader in the police department. officials lined the hall for a walk of honor as the chief clocked out from his final day on duty. deputy chief malloy will be sworn in as his replacement tomorrow. let's get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> a few storms on the way. sky 6 looking at the center city skyline, a view from the temple camera. the sky lit up in eagle green. the nearly full moon, not super, not blue or blood anymore, you can see the moon through the high thin clouds, a nice looking

where greg argos is, party is hopping over there we are at 777 south broad street at broad and fitzpatrick we have been hovered above the crowd and they have been engaging us from down below, ukee, jessica and don. they have been giving us a cheer when we give a thumbs up they give us a fly eagles fly or eagles chant. been a great day. as you can see broad street is back opened, some fans are trickling behind us, here heading home or to other destinations at this point. party still going on somewhere anyway, every place along the parade, as we have mentioned throughout the entire day and as you have seen and chronicled throughout the day it has been a special spot special moments for everyone, lets take you back to our very special moment here as we were here on this third floor balcony the roar of the crowd, was unbelievable, as soon as you saw the eagles players coming through they finally made their way to our spot broad and fitzpatrick. they took a moment, jason kelce in a mummers outfit at the time i didn't recognize it at that moment and michael kendrick, he hopped off the bus as wel

she was initially left out of the squad but she nowjoins mille knight and menna fitzpatrick in paralympicsgbs . the second round of matches in rugby union's six nations championship, take place this weekend. opening wins for wales, ireland and england. the big match is at twickenham on saturday, england against wales. the welsh are unchanged after their big win against scotland, just a couple of changes for england withjonathanjoseph and danny care coming in to the starting 15. here's our rugby union reporter chrisjones . the england boss has been quite quiet this week up until now letting warren gatland and wales do the talking. after naming his side for saturday's clash, he has cranked the pressure up on the welsh questioned whether they can handle the expectation at twickenham this weekend when they can cope with the step up from cardiff last time out and has pointed the finger at that young fly—half rhys patchell. and has pointed the finger at that young fly— half rhys patchedm and has pointed the finger at that young fly-half rhys patchell. it is a massive step up, he has not played muc

mark fitzpatrick is the director of the nonproliferation program and sascha institute for strategic studies need joins us now from washington d.c. on skype thanks for being with us so the north. the north korea has expressed willingness to talk to the u.s. but when it except preconditions that the u.s. is laying down well this is the big problem is north korea has now accepted the u.s. condition. north korea agree to a deal nuclearization go or something you used to accept but hasn't percival years now. they could have talks about talks you know that states has said that when vice president pence was in so he said they could meet without preconditions just to have some conversations but for any negotiations there would be conditions do you think the announcement during the games which was seen as the peace lympics do you think the u.s. announcement of its largest sanctions package ever was a good idea. well i'm in favor of putting pressure on north korea to try to get it in a peaceful way to stop its provocative missile program but the timing of it. i think could have been handled better if

banning assault rifles and longer waiting periods before gun buys many congressman brian fitzpatrickhe republican in this buck county district tweeting it is income come bant upon all of to us identify the root causes of this senseless violence and move to address it immediately. his staff telling us tonight, he's the author of a bill to close the bum stock loophole season on a bill expanding background check. but there's been little appetite among republican leadership to toughen gun laws federal or state. >> there are 29 bills pending in the house of representatives. none of which has been put up for vote. >> none of us are thaiing money from the nra on the democratic side and we're going to pass common sense gun safety legislation. >> reporter: smaller group gathered to express their outrage and sadness that the list of victims gun violence with each passing day longer. >> i want to be inspired and i want to feel like i can stand up tomorrow and do something and i l right now i'm so grief stricken. >> reporter: now background checks when used do work. there's one study that found

republican congressman brian fitzpatrick is calling for congress to pass the bipartisan restraining act. it would petition a judge to temporarily take guns away from a person in crisis. fits patrick says it helps keep the community safe. >> this is common sense legislation, and it will save lives. >> the measure would also ensure that authorities referenced all state and local gun databases whenever they get a tip from family members concerned about loved one. >>> today new jersey congressman donald norcross will host a discussion about guns in school. police and community leaders from glossner township and washington township will talk about measures in place and what more can be done. also students from philadelphia schools will speak out against gun violence. rallies are planned. pennsylvania state senator anthony williams will join the students. and high school students in south jersey say they won't stop fighting to make their voices heard. that followed the student walkout at the start of the school day. the students and parents want more security at schools. >> and being complete

. >> representative brian fitzpatrick took part in a news conference. he and other lawmakers are urging for the passage of the gun violence restraining order act. the bill help hads keep americans safe while keeping second amendment rights intact. >> keeping our community safe are not mutually exclusive concepts. >> it would make sure to reference all gun databases. >> one of three people charged with kidnapping and killing a woman over an $800 debt will spend the rest of her life behind bars. she was sentenced to life without parole. this is in connection to the murder. prosecutors say in the summer of 2016 smith and two others kidnapped, handcuffed and shot her. the body was found in fair mount park. >>> one of the worst flu seasons in recent history is still going strong. pennsylvania is planning to hold more free flu shot clinics across the state. in our area, clinics will be held in lehigh counties through april. pennsylvania has seen 150 flu death this is season alone. >>> response from the king. today lebron james reacted to a recent billboard ca

she was initially left out of the squad but she nowjoins mille knight and menna fitzpatrick in paralympicsgbhe opening weekend of the six nations, scotland have made six changes to their line—up for sunday's game against france. principal among them is the return of former captain greig laidlaw. he's recalled at scrum—half in place of ali price. the experienced sean maitland and ryan wilson also return. jonathan joseph will start for england in their game against wales at twickenham. he comes in at outside centre, with ben te‘o dropping to the bench. and danny care will become england's most capped scrum—half — he replaces the injured ben youngs. arsenal manager arsene wenger says english footballers may now be "the masters of diving." tottenham head coach mauricio pochettino said this week that ‘tricking' an opponent was now part of the game. ahead of the gunners‘ premier league match at spurs on saturday, wenger said that he didn't necessarily believe pochettino was talking about cheating. i think he meant you have to be clever. how far, was it an apology for diving, clever. how far, was i

fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the big brothers and big sisters of bucks county which has served tens of thousands of kids in our community since its founding in 1963. the bucks county chapter is unique. since 2015, they have piloted an expansion of their mentorship program which pairs elementary school with high school mentors to include children with autism spectrum disorder. this tailored program caters to the students' unique needs. providing these children with specially trained high school mentors rather than one. the program has been so specifically that big brothers big sisters of bucks county is now looking to expand it. their community mentorship program matches at an risk youth ages 6 to 16 with volunteer mentors. this program provides caring adult role models who consistently spend time with their littles to help them make good choices so they may become productive, responsible, and engaged young adults. i want to highlight the story of john wilson, the board president

a former fbi agent, now a member of congress, ryan fitzpatrick is here. he joins us now. a suspected drug dialer suspected of stealing, killing two people, including indiana -- they say he's an illegal immigrant and he's been deported more than once. when the court convenes, a law would make applying for college monitory. our legal eagles will tackle our legal eagles will tackle both sides of that. whoooo. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. so, howell...going? we had a vacation early in our marriage that kinda put us in a hole. go someplace exotic? yeah, bermuda. a hospital in bermuda. a hospital in bermuda. what? what happened? i got a little over-confident on a moped. even with insurance, we had to dip into our 401(k) so it s

. >> yeah, coach fitzpatrick and they are still over there. >> name dropping we can do. >> we will start giving away that chance to win the trip later today at 6:00 o'clock. here comes the irish dancers. come on in girls. we have a party now. we have a party going on, all morning long empire diner, wait until you see what we have in store for you and spin around, george, the moms are here, spin around, george they are the moms they got up early to bring the kids in. give them water we all need coffee. we will be here all live, join us in lansdowne delaware county. back to you guys. >> keep the fun going, 5:19. >> today marks 25 years since the 1993 bombing at world trade center. ceremony will be held at a site to remember six people killed and more than 1,000 others who were hurt in the terror attack. this ceremony will begin this afternoon at 12:18 when the bombing exploded. >>> in orlando survivors of the pulse nightclub shooting will soon have a place to pay their respects. construction begins today on a permanent memorial to honor the memory of those who died, these right here are pi

a former fbi agent, now a member of congress, ryan fitzpatrick is here. he joins us now. a suspected drug dialer suspected of stealing, killing two people, including indiana -- they say he's an illegal immigrant and he's been deported more than once. when the court convenes, a law would make applying for college monitory. our legal eagles will tackle both sides of that. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. (announcer) purchase $699 or moret tat helzberg diamonds and get a free megablast waterproof speaker with built-in amazon alexa. a $339.98 value. let your inner light loose with one a day women's. ♪ a complete multivitamin specially formulated with key nutrients plus vitamin d for bone health support. your one a day is showing. >> shannon: the democrats' counter memo to the republican memo is on its way to the white house tonight for this evening, the committee voted unanimously to release it. former fbi -- great to have you with us tonight. okay, what do you make of this? this w

fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of audrey tucker of upper make field in bucks county, pennsylvania. a committed public servant, c.e.o. of the family services association of bucks county, passed away at 73 last week. joining family service as a social worker in 1978 and rising to become c.e.o. of the family services association of bucks county, passed the organization c.e.o. in 1987, audrey served as the face of family service for four decades. audrey was a visionary leader credited with growing the organization into an entity that offered mental health service, helped the homeless, offered drug and alcohol treatment, and helped local families. her friends and colleagues at family service said it best. family service has suffered a huge loss, audrey was the heart and face of family service for four decades. but she built a strong team that will continue to carry out her vision of a community where anyone can achieve his or her full potential. our community will feel audrey's lo

and comey is the person who appointed fitzpatrick so there are a lot of really interesting parallels. i think the case of looking at the 1990s, he really had this ongoing process of evolution. the clintons managed to stay embroiled with ruiz in cattle futures or is in the law firm moran travel gate whether various problems involving whitewater and investment all the way up through committing perjury and all those things kept adding up year after year and got involved in several of them. it'll be interesting to see how he made the decision to keep moving forward and who he was reporting to who gave him permission to keep moving forward. >> harris: it so fascinating to talk to you about this. you were there at the time just previous and when it was happening, the impeachment of bill clinton and what you're saying is they were things that were leading up to it. we hear over and over that there is no evidence yet that we've seen even from democrats, so it's a bipartisan agreement that there was collusion between the trump campaign and russia. what are your thoughts? >> we have no evidence

speaking to someone from the philadelphia suburbs, brian fitzpatrick, who's a freshman running in a tough district, talking to charlie denton, retiring from the philadelphia area, they all say the republicans turn against the department of justice, against the fbi, could make some suburban voters in places like pennsylvania weary of the gop this year. they wonder if there's a cost to pay as they continue to try to support the president amid this probe. >> and i also wanted to bring to all of your attention the president's intervention just before the game, he was in florida, he was apparently not watching the opening part of the game because during the national anthem, he was greeting high school cheerleaders and high school band there down near mar-a-lago. in any case, he tweeted a statement reinforcing his issue of the national anthem, reinjecting that. he said we owe these heroes the greatest respect for defending our libberty and orur american y of life, talking about the military. their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our star spangled banner. robert, just th

david fitzpatrick is talking about why facebook -- and taking a matter into its own hands. why the boom in electric vehicles could make getting cobalt more challenging. yellen's final fomc meeting. policymakers said they meet momentum that the optimistic reporting included some caution on wage gains. here with more is the merrill lynch head of u.s. economics. with us.avy i will pull out is the fact that the fed majority says stronger growth could lift the like the hood of hike. there is a further word gain we heard in the meeting. what is your take? >> the idea of further into the statement was a way of three in the commit met to further rate hikes. ory are not quantifying it suggesting they will go faster. they feel the risk factor to be more favorable, it made it very clear growth momentum is shifting up and they believe in their ability to execute as suggested. joe: every six months, you have a conversation, is the philip's curve dead. based on the minutes today, it seems there is a clear link between economic growth and as the growth picks up as they expect this year an

fitzpatrick in the first, costello in the sixth.h of these districts, they were already going to be competitive races. well, each of these districts got more democratic. this one with costello, significantly so. so these are two prime pickup opportunities right there for democrats. there's more. the fifth and the seventh, you have republicans who represent these districts who are retiring. charlie dent, pat meehan. pat meehan's in particular, the fifth, a very democratic district. just demographically, if you look at it right now, the seventh, this is the one the democrats could very well win. it's a competitive district. so right in this part of the state already, you have four districts here controlled by republicans now. the democrats have an opportunity to win, especially if they get that wave kind of election they're thinking about. go out to the western part of the state. here's another one. we've been talking about the 18th district. that's where there's a special election in a few weeks. this 17th district is sort of a newly

fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the pens bury school district in bucks county, pennsylvania, for the focus of their mental health on their students and community at large and their determination to end the drug epidemic. the district recently launched an onsite mental health counseling program for their high school students and their families in partnership with the district's new addiction and mental health task force. the clinical counseling and partnership with saint mary medical center began last month at the pennsbury high school. it continues its partnership and expand the program to in the and families elementary and middle school students. as the co-chair of the bipartisan heroin task force we have worked tirelessly both in congress and our communities to find solutions to this devastating epidemic. we're in the elementary and middle school students. as the so encouraged by the steps that these members of our community are taking to address the issues of mental health and a

congressman brian fitzpatrick the republican in this bucks county district tweeted, it is incumbent uponll of us to identify the root causes of this senseless violence and move to address it immediately. his staff says he's working on bills to do just that. but there's little desire among republican leadership to toughen gun laws. federal or state. >>> 29 bills pending in the house of representatives. none of which has been put up for a vote. none of us are taking money from the nra on the democratic side and we are going to pass common sense gun safety alleges laying. >> the rally continued with protesters sharing their hope for action. they're fears and their overall sadness. >>> switching gears to other news this morning. special counsel robert mueller indicting 13 russian nationals. three russian entities accused of meddling in the 2016 electi election. they're now charged with conspiracy to defraud the us. conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and theft. documents say they used fake online identities to enter fear in that election. their operations are said to have included suppo

piece of legislation. , denarott from michigan titus, a democrat from las vegas, nevada, brian fitzpatricknnsylvania, the four of us sat down at my office sent but together really thoughtful legislation that was not an thateach and simply said if a device turns a semiautomatic weapon into a machine gun, treat that device the way we treat a machine gun. we were ready to go. all the groups we thought were on board until we introduce the ,ill and then one organization the national rifle association said no. and any momentum we had was stopped not because they said no but because the speaker or somebody essentially said if the nra says no, they have a veto on any piece of legislation. rulee have the hastert which is an insane republican rule that says unless a majority of the majority supports something, it cannot go to the floor we also have the nra rule that the republican caucus concedes the right to the nra to pre-veto any legislation. that is insane. host: you also have discharge petitions that could force legislation to the floor. is that an avenue for some of this legislation? if there

fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, february is african-american history month. and i rise today to recognize the african-american museum of bucks county, pennsylvania, in my district, for the work that they do in our community. with the mission of promoting an understanding and appreciation for the african-american experience by focusing on history, education, inspiration, and building up the community, they are already having a huge impact. i had the opportunity to meet with many of the women and men who are responsible for the museum when they came down to washington, d.c., in december. and i would like to recognize them now. president linda sally, vice president bill reed. secretary nancy bell. secretary robin johnson. treasurer nicole brown. assistant treasurer alonzo sally. founders harvey spencer senior and millard mitchell, natalie y, marion fryeburg, and neal right. the mission of the african-american museum of bucks county is an important one. i commend all those involved and wish them continued success and growth. i encourage everyone in our community

guest: one congressman from arizona, andy biggs, and another from pennsylvania, ryan fitzpatrick.t: trump pushing ahead on koch-backed experimental drug's right to try a agenda the headline on cnbc. is there support helping you broaden and push your agenda? is it helping? guest: we will take partners from across the spectrum on this issue and work with anyone who would like to help us push this forward. we welcome support from folks on the conservative side of the spectrum and all the left. one of the things that is so amazing about this issue is the types of people that do come together to support it. in texas, for example, when the state law was passing, the texas afl-cio joined with the catholic bishops conference and a number of other patient groups like the metastatic breast cancer community, als advocacy organizations, and others to come together to support this law. this is not a partisan law. it has nothing to do with the kochs or any of that. this is a completely patient focused bipartisan effort. host: howdy respond to critics who say most right to try laws include provi

she was initially left out of the squad but she nowjoins mille knight and menna fitzpatrick in paralympicsgb—up for sunday's game against france at murrayfield. principal amongs them is the return of former captain greig laidlaw. he's recalled at scrum—half in place of ali price.. the experienced sean maitland and ryan wilson also return. arsenal manager arsene wenger says english footballers may now be "the masters of diving." tottenham head coach mauricio pochettino said this week that ‘tricking' an opponent was now part of the game. ahead of the gunners' premier league match at spurs on saturday, wenger said that he didn't necessarily believe pochettino was talking about cheating. to foot ball and care tricking your opponent is to say you have to be clever, you know. how far was it an apology for diving, i'm not sure at all. in my personal case, no. overalll diving, i'm not sure at all. in my personal case, no. overall i must say you have to get to the diving out of the game. remember there was tremendous cases when it was foreign players who did it. i must say the english players have le