say my name, grayson insisted. more than once.took out a printed news article with a quote from reid. grayson asked why he gave the quote, and harry reid said it's true, i want you to lose. a reid staffer in the room reported brought in the security detail but the meeting eventually moved on. a spokesperson for reid released a statement accusing grayson of quote, running a cayman island hedge fund from his office and senator reid expressed his low opinion of congressman grayson to his face. now grayson released his own statement saying in part, calling out the establishment is never easy and it's not always polite. senator reid ought to learn that, i want you to lose is no excuse for a gross smear but the air is cleared. some fire works there. >>> some music news. on monday, we told you drake's latest album debuted at number one on the billboard 200 and set a streaming record. now he's claiming unprecedented 20 spots on the hot 100 chart, beating justin bieber who had 17 songs on the list. 19 of the tracks will from -- are from hi

when grayson asked reid why he gave the quote, he said it's true, i want you to lose.statement was calling out the establishment is not always easy an not polite. i had a rare moment to challenge the lies that senator reid spread about me. and reid's office said senator reid expressed his low opinion of congressman grayson to his face. >>> donald trump is now being featured in down ballot ads by democrats hoping to take back the house and senate. here's part of one airing against republican senator john boosman of arkansas. >> she ate like a pig. >> i looked her in the fat ugly face of hers. >> he sent a picture with the words face of dog written on it. >> and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." all right. 22 minutes past the hour. jonathan allen joins me now from washington. he's head of community and content for side wire and a columnist for roll call. good morning. >> good morning. >> boy that ad was rough, wasn't it? >> a rough ad. i'm more compelled by the alan grayson/harry reid throwdown. >> that got a little nasty. is the gop ready to walk away f

grayson started waiving a printout of reed's quote that called on grayson to drop out of the primaryace. reed called the allegations of ethics violations deeply troubling and disgraceful to the democratic party. grayson reportedly confronted reed about that quote saying why did he say that insisting the statement was false. reed said i want you to lose. it's true. other members shut down the back and forth. after the meeting they seemed unfazed. calling out the establishment is never easy. senator reed needs to learn that i want you to learn is no excuse for a sneer. >>> the nation's attention has been captured by the most significant civil rights battle over transgender rights in history playing out in north carolina. the state and federal government are suing each other. a smaller but no less significant fight is playing out in a texas school district. he called for the resignation of the entire fort worth school district because there was a school policy that allows children to use the bathroom of the gender identity that each students asserts. last night there was a meeting to de

joining me now from florida is alan grayson. congressman, thank you for being here.y appreciate it. let's start with that confrontation with harry reid. >> oh, got to start -- >> you got to start -- >> you got to start with correcting the record, joy. >> we're going to talk about the substance of it. >> exactly what harry reid tried to do me, smear me. what actually happened, the office said that there may possibly have been some vial violations. they turned that over to the ethics committee. the ethics committee decided not to form a subcommittee. every single case where the ethics committee decided not to form an investigative subcommittee. there was no investigation, ever, joy, ever. >> this investigation is ongoing, right? this is not over? it's an ongoing ethics investigation? >> joy, no, listen to me, as i just told you, they decided not to form an investigative subcommittee. in the entire history of the office of congressional ethics, involving hundreds of cases there's never been a case where they didn't form an investigative committee. that's it, joy. you an

grayson started waiving a printout of reed's quote that called on grayson to drop out of the primaryalled the allegations of ethics violations deeply troubling and disgraceful to the democratic party. grayson reportedly confronted reed about that quote saying why did he say that insisting the statement was false. reed said i want you to lose. it's true. other members shut down the back and forth. after the meeting they seemed unfazed. calling out the establishment is never easy. senator reed needs to learn that i want you to learn is no excuse for a sneer. americans... ... 83% try to eat healthy. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day women's gummies. complete with key nutrients we may need... ...plus it supports bone health with calcium and vitamin d. one a day vitacraves gummies. unless you have allergies. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. go ahead, embrace those beautiful moments. flonase changes everything. >>> the na

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derrick grayson, 48 votes. dearn, 29 votes. daniel hogan, austin petersen, and none of the above were 6. no candidate having achieved a majority, we will have a second ballot. the candidates who will not be on the second ballot is alicia dern. >> i have a motion to make. >> i see at microphone 3 -- >> sam sloan from california. i want to know if the three votes which are in valid because they were not on the ballot -- to those votes count against the majority 50%? >> they do. are you sure > >> are you sure? >> yes. other questions. >> i would like to make a motion to suspend the rules for the second ballot so the party chairs will need to finish within 20 minutes of receiving them. >> along i didn't hear that last part. >> i would like to make a motion to suspend the rules so that during the second ballot that the party chairs will have 20 minutes to return the balance to the secretary. >> point of information. >> point of -- we can't suspend the rules. we could suspend the rules to create a deadline but it might interfere with

this is baby grayson walking hand in hand with his parents. they're enjoying mother's day with family and friends. the family says one day, grayson will learn about his parent's quest to have a baby and their journey to bring him home. but for now they're just enjoying parenthood back home and this very special mother's day. >> didn't you -- you were the one who did that story. >> what a difference a year makes. >> that dad was quite a story. and glad to see so far happy ending. we're not seeing much out there. which is as for forecast. high pressure is building in weekly. as -- as a result there's not a drop. just a few high clouds around the bay area. and the numbers right now in concord is 68 degrees. livermore 68 as well. so a nice and mild finish to mother's day in the bay area. 64 in santa rosa. that low pressure has finally moved far enough east that it's causing tornadoes and thunderstorms. all sorts of nasty weather out in colorado. for us high pressure builds in. might take a little while to burn off. but then sunshine and a dry week

grayson asked reid why he gave the quote.ue and i want to you lose. reportedly brought in senator's security detail but the meeting eventually moved on. a spokesperson for reid released a statement accusing grayson of running a camen island hedge fund from congressional office and senator took the opportunity to express low opinion of congressman grayson to his face. grayson released his own statement saying in part calling out establishment is not easy and not always polite. should learn i want you to lose is no excuse for a gross smear but the air is cleared. >>> coming up at the top of the hour one of ted cruz's supporters reacts to the decision to hold off releasing taxes. the former first lady of the united states laura bush joins us in the studio with her daughter jenna bush hager. >>> today's big meeting between donald trump and congressional leaders. have you heard? there's a big meeting between donald trump and congressional leaders. the call just came in. she's about to arrive. and with her, a flood of potential pat

grayson: thank you, mr. chair. my amendment would ensure that first responders are included for membership on the pain management best practices interagency task force. this is a commonsense amendment. first responders, like police officers, other emergency room staff, are the first on the scene when a person overdoses and they are the first to administer emergency treatment and resuscitation programs. these are the people who have first contact with the victims of opioid overdoses. it would make sense that if we're putting together a task force to address the terrible opioid problem and specifically pain management best practices, we should include the views and opinions of those first on the scene and in the best position to save lives. being first on the scene to overdose emergencies, first responders often interact with patients in pain. yet, most first responders, especially e.m.s. responders, have no pain management standard on accreditation. it does not include a pain management standard as part of the clini

grayson: i thank the chair and i yield the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in for say aye. those opposed, . in the opinion of the chair, the amendment is adopted. buse bows i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report th amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. boustany of louisiana, insert the following, section, arch, none of the funds made available by this act may be ed to pay any bonus or award under chapter 45 to any employee of the chief business oice of the office of veterans affrs who is responsibluntil the percentage of emergency medic claims processed within 0 days reaches 90%. c, the veteran one, the total number of emergency medical claims and the total number of bill claimed. emergency medical claims pending for more than 0 days. three, the number of veterans with unpaid claims under consideration in each veterans integrated service network. four, the percent of claims processed within 0 days. the chair: the gentleman from pennsyl

grayson: i yield. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment s agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas arise? >> i have an amendment at the desk, amendment number five. the clerk: amendment number five printed in the coongsal record order by mr. bab on the of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. babin: i rise in strong support of my amendment to prohibit to the islamics from being funded in this energy and water appropriations bill. as a result of this recent nuclear deal, iran has now cleared -- is now cleared to receive up to $150 billion ap never made its way back. iran is the leading state's sponsor of terrorism. dangerous sent to a regime that flounts international norms and threatens to wipe israel off the map and is response i will for the murders of hundreds of united states soldi

all in favor of grayson not being able to speak anymore? it passes. yeah, but -- zip it. we're leaving in three days. we need to decide whether we're gonna invite tom. he is part of the gang now. on the other hand, he's tom. with the combo of our booze intake and our general poor judgment, i think having a doctor around is a pro. [ clicks tongue ] true. but warning -- i am horrible at small talk. you do not want to sit next to me on the beach. sweetie, i'd let other people do the cons. andy: pro -- he's eager to please, so you know he'll wake up early and get pool chairs.

friday the grayson county school board approved an ordinance requiring students to use bathrooms and locker rooms which correspond to their birth gender. the ordinance is in direct conflict with the obama administration's recent order that students should be allowed to use which ever if a ilts is match their gender identities. >>> new help arrives today in the search for what happened to egyptair flight 804. an egyptian submarine will go you said water to look for the plane's black boxes befor tracie potts joining us more. >> reporter: the black boxes have batteries that will time out after about 30 days, so they want to find them as soon as possible. we're talking about the cockpit voice recorder which will tell us what was being said in the cockpit at the time of that crash. and also the flight data recorder that will if i hagive sense of whether or not something mechanical went wrong with that lean. now they're working on a number of theories including what has now been confirmed that there was smoke in the cockpit before this crash, but we still don't know why. there is a u.s. na

. >>> you remember alan grayson from this exchange. >> the republican health care plan is this. republicans want you to die quickly. >> he's such a delight to be around. well, grayson is back. and now he's fighting with his own party because they want him out of a job. you're not going to believe this. we'll reveal it to you because your mornings are always better when you're with "friends." >> okay. so ainsley thought it was friday. >> no, i thought don't you wake up in a good mood on thursday? >> because it's like tomorrow is going to be friday. >> i know. >> because thursday night is really party night. >> thirsty thursday at your house. >> huh? >> are you in college? >> so you're saying tomorrow you'll have a hangover? >> no. i don't go to bed. i stay up all night. i go right from here to the clubs and stay out all night. everybody knows that. yeah, we call it costco. so i'm a member, and my picture is on the cover. it gets me right in. >> on the cover? >> right. >> on the cover of the card. let me just tell you, 55 minutes away, less than an hour some would say with a meeti

derek grayson of georgia. dern of california. historically within the libertarian party you had to get signature tokens to be placed in nomination. 30 three minimum of nominated for president or vice president. it has traditionally been our practice to suspend the rules and cap presidential tokens as vice presidential tokens for purposes of vice presidential nominations. for anyone who had run for president. a motion was made to suspend the rules and it did not receive two thirds. areonly candidates eligible those who were able to submit their vice presidential tokens by the deadline of 1:16 p.m. this afternoon. someone may cross the 30 tokens threshold. i don't know how many were outstanding. time the names i listed are the only ones who've met the threshold. ballot access needs to be assured in all 50 states. one action is the libertarian .arty taking takee coordination of place according to whatever is negotiated between the party and the campaign. we have our lawyers present at the convention to make that happen. will be quit

i want to know if there is a way since grayson dropped out, is there a way to do a recount? >> i do not believe there is any way to do such a recount. i do not believe that is the case. followingo offer the announcement, i've been told the debate has been delayed for five minutes after the proceedings here end. >> point of information. >> from whom? >> star child, california. would it be out of order to make a motion requesting a recount given that one of the candidates had dropped out before the ballots were tallied? is, thehort answer chair does not know. more nuanced answer is he does not know, but he will seek consultation. --ording to our bylaws [inaudible] >> point of order. order as a point of well, please. >> from whom? please identify yourself. >> jeffrey neal. california delegation. while serving as acting chair at the time,, the candidate was asked the question about whether or not the withdrawal of a candidate would affect the vote in place that had already started. he said no, it would not. i do not believe there is any position where at this point you can chang

friday the grayson county school board approved an ordinance requiring students to use bathrooms andker rooms which correspond to their birth genders. the ordinance is in direct conflict with the obama administration recent order that students should be allowed to use whichever facilities match their gender identity. >>> another scare at the white house. the secret service says a cluster of party balloons floated over the complex yesterday afternoon sparking an alert. the incident comes two days afer the security check point and agents shot the man after officials say he ignored multiple commands to drop his weapon. >>> 5:33 right now. and as memorial day approaches, one local school is working to prevent drowning ining this su. a 7-year-old drowned last memorial day and now her classmates at lorton station elementary are learning how to stay safe in the water. on sunday they jumped into the pool with instructors. some of the students had been too afraid to get back into the water after effie's death. >> we want to help reduce fears and give them tools to help them feel more comforta

mining, married to the district's current congressman and changed her social media accounts to dina grayson. like any character changing his name to match the incumbents in the movie "distinguished gentleman." asking voters to vote are the name you know. >> good old jeff, a name that you can trust, a name that you know, jeff johnson. >> programming note, "distinguished gentleman," a movie that's a parity that gets less parodied every year. >>> now to an alert for americans traveling to europe, warning of potential terrorist attacks in the region. be careful of crowds is essentially the warning. now to the why, a new poll out today, hillary clinton with a four-point lead over donald trump in the garden state. might be shocked by that. here's why it matters. four points! republican deficit in new jersey? razor thin, but new jersey polling always looks good for republicans in the initial trial heap, and then the elections happen. republican hasn't finished within ten points of a democrat in since 1992. but i'm guessing trump is going to be making noise in jersey because it's close. still ahead

. >> coming up here on the show, democrats hate him and ms nbc is even going after allen grayson. >>u each time. that's actually what's happening. >> i'm going to ask you a question and we'll -- >> i gave you a good example of that. >> i'll show you actually the documents from your hedge fund that -- >> what sparked that fiery exchange? i can't get a word in edgewise on that debate. have you seen someone put their feet on the train seat? one country is putting hidden cameras to catch people in the act. what do you think of that idea? we'll take to the streets to find out bad behavior. ♪ ♪ gaviscon is a proven heartburn remedy that gives you fast-acting, long-lasting relief. it immediately neutralizes acid and only gaviscon helps keep acid down for hours. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief, try doctor-recommended gaviscon. what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. truecar has pricing data on every make and model, so all you have to do is search for the car you want, there it is. now you're an expert in less than a minute. this is truecar. to be taken care of. i

gilbert this morning. >> so boston and grayson, if you could join us over here and ginger and this guyot this truck, it was barely drivable, and a good friend of ours, troy bundy at iron cross motors took this as his own project, and has put it back together, and this is the first time these guys are going to see it. but i told lee it will ultimately end up being the oldest truck in america because this thing will be around for 100 years and -- >> unbelievable. >> beauty. >> and -- >> third generation truck. >> we're so proud to be able to -- >> here it comes. major dan, what did you guys do to this truck? >> oh, my gosh. >> we did nothing. iron cross did it all, but it's got troy's squadron on the front, the triple nickel. it has his -- >> stereo system for the boys. >> stereo system from kicker. troy's silhouette is on the back tailgate of this truck with the f-16, and it's his legacy, right? and these guys are going to be able to have piece of troy and we're blessed to provide scholarships for their education for the family, but we're so happy and, lee, the song that he wrote inspir

one vote for derek grayson. for austin peterson. two votes for darrell parry. 17 votes for governor gary johnson. [applause] >> connecticut. go ahead. connecticut, the constitution state that has forgotten what the constitution means. home of nathan hal. a state desperately in need of being free from democrats control proudly cast for votes for austin peterson. three votes for john mcafee. three votes for gary johnson. [applause] delaware. >> hello everyone. i'm the chair of the libertarian party of delaware. i am also the candidate for congress this year in the state. i'm proud to represent the first state. delaware casts its ballot as followed. one for kevin mccormick. one for austin peterson. and one for gary johnson. [applause] >> that concludes the voting for president of the united states. if the secretary can please display the results on the screen. switch to video feed two. microphone three. >> mr. chairman, could you please -- [applause] [applause] [applause] >>[johnson!] >> order please. i was in the midst of recognizing microphone number three. go a

grayson: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday next for morning hour debate. debating iped legislation all week. the senate passed its version of the bill in march and now the house and senate need to negotiate on a compromised bill to send to the white house. next week in the house, the defense programs and policy bill. when the house is back in session, watch live coverage here on c-span. host: the house this week focusing on opioid legislation and now planning to go to conference or working toward going to conference with the senate. tell us what the house has done so far as they finish up the week. guest: as you said, the house passed about 18 bills this week related to the opioid epidemic. these passed with huge majorities. lauded by the president. these bills are doing a variety of things. they're looking at how can

reporter: you'd think they would have learned by now, but in durham, north carolina, at the corner of graysonus bridge known as the can opener has kept claiming victims. >> the on this intersection was remarkable. >> reporter: the number of cringe-worthy crashes now up to 107 since 2008, captured on camera over and over and over, yeah. jurgen hen's web cam and website a smashing success. back in january, he even showed us the debris he retrieves and sells as crash art. and sure enough, just after we finished speaking with him, hard to believe, but this happened. the driver rattled but okay. >> i thought i had enough room. >> reporter: the bridge's clearance is 11'8", about 2 feet lower than most overpasses. many rookie truck drivers fail to notice until -- so, now engineers have just installed a laser-guided traffic signal. so, you see the light is lit up telling them the overheight. going to come to a stop, wait for a red light, and hopefully, see that sign and turn the vehicle on to the side streets to avoid hitting the bridge. about 50 seconds to catch themselves before the can opener clai

. >> congressman grayson of florida spoke about what he's calling the great american bathroom controversy. he started off with a picture thought to be the first to undergo sex reassignment surgery. i rise today to address great american bathroom controversy. this is a picture on my right of someone who may or may not be recognizable to many americans today. i'll say her name, the name may be more recognizable to some, jorgensen. christine christine was born in 1926, she grew up in the bronx like i sid. -- like i did. she went to triffer columbus high school, near the public housing where i grew up in the bronx. in fact, my father taught history at christopher columbus high school. i don't know whether he taught christine or not. but it is possible. in 1945, christine was drafted and served in the u.s. military. now that may be a puzzle to some of you listening to me right now, who say, i didn't realize that women were drafted. in the 1940's. well, at that time, christine ease name was george. george jorgensen. that's the name she was born. with she was in fact on her birth certificate mal

>> grayson. >> kids who are out and kids who area and showers.rain and cloudy skies and slowly warming temperatures. highs today will reach 69 degrees in the east bay and 62 in san francisco. the trivalley looking at low 70s there. 70 degrees for the south bay and 72 in the north bay and rain possible for tomorrow. >> happy mother's day to all the moms out there. back to you. >> al, we'll talk to you in a second. >> i'm getting close. >> closer. >> we need a slice of that. >> we'll have cake in the break. >>> jessica biel opens up about the experience that changed her life, her marriage to justin with micro-scrubbers... scrub away even the toughest, dried-on messes. ♪ take back your surfaces... with clorox disinfecting wipes. introducing oikos crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious crunchy toppings like chocolate and peanut butter chips. crunched it! new oikos crunch. be unstoppable. motrin helps you be an... "i can totally do this in one trip" kind of woman. when pain tries to stop you, motrin works fast to stop pain. make it happen with mot

>> grayson. >> kids who are out and kid who s >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. uniform temperatures. in philadelphia, 55 degrees. and in somerton. a little bit of light fog. that disappears. shower chance stays for the suburbs. for the lehigh valley. for delaware, south jersey and the jersey shore, northeasterly winds will keep temperatures parked in the 50s and slight chance for a late day shower or thunderstorm. have a great day. >> happy mother's day to all the moms out there. back to you. >> al, we'll talk to you in a second. >> i'm getting close. >> closer. >> we need a slice of that. >> we'll have cake in the break. >>> jessica biel opens up about the experience that changed her life, her marriage to justin with micro-scrubbers... scrub away even the toughest, dried-on messes. ♪ take back your surfaces... with clorox disinfecting wipes. introducing oikos crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious crunchy toppings like chocolate and peanut butter chips. crunched it! new oikos crunch. be unstoppable. motrin helps you be an... "i can totally do this in one tr

grayson, had been disclose posted of and the bill had been ead through page 71, line 6. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. heck of washington. at the end of the bill -- mr. heck: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: any objection? the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. dent: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman reserves a point of order. the clerk will continue to read. the clerk: upon acceptance by secretary of veterans affairs of the newly constructed holes 10 through 18 at the golf course on a person of joint base louis mccord key signed by jack nicklaus on a pro bono basis, it shall be designated at nichlas and. the chair: the gentleman from washington and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes gentleman from washington. mr. heck: i plan on withdrawing my amendment. would like to make my colleagues aware of some ams.ing work being done i