two saipan, guam tinian. the three most likely were supporting saipan or guam. they trained to those but they had to keep in mind 21 separate plans they might be called on to do. it made their combat loading difficult. you did not know how to configure it. you will configure it differently if you are a supporting unit or invading unit leading the attack. holland smith said he claimed he made them successful at lincoln. -- macon. despite his lack of confidence in them, he never visited their training in hawaii. he was so worried about how they would perform, he did not give them personal attention. he said they had inadequate staff. they had a staff that was not trained. they knew that holland smith hated them and hated their unit. let's look at the plan of attack. there was going to be three separate landings. a northern attack force on saipan, followed by tinian, and then guam. turner was going to be the expeditionary task force commander in the north. unlike in the past holland smith , would take command after landing which he had been waiting for. this was hi

. >> for the first time, a same-sex couple has married in guam. the couple tied the knot early this morning. they are the first same-sex couple to get married in a u.s. territory. a federal judge on friday throughout guam's restrictions against gay marriage. >> the department of education will forgive much of the debt for students at corinthian colleges after widespread protests by tomorrower students. forgiving that debt could cost taxpayer $3 billion. those who attended the locations say it's a small step towards justice. we have this report. >> at 33, michael thought that he would be living the american dream. >> i was ready to guest ahold of a nice career that would enable me to find someone special in my life start a family, do the whole nine yards. >> instead he said he was trapped in a for-profit college nightmare. >> i was exactly that kind of sponge where they could just soak me into their pool of life's and greed and just squeeze me for everything that they could pick up. >> in fact, everest college a subsidiary have corinthian colleges

based on the nbc -- and this is our guam station today.station is kuam, and i just think that's great. in guam, you watch kuam i guess. [ light laughter ] not in new york. it's not "qyork." here's to you, kuam. [ applause ] and i did just realize that. and it blew my mind. so i wanted to share it with you. i get it, it blew your mind less, but you don't look at affiliate mugs all the time. for me, this is a big deal. from the nbc series "hannibal", hugh dancy will be joining us. do we have any country music fans here tonight? because we have grammy winning country artist kacey musgraves, she'll be joining us. we'll be right back with taran killam. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ only sears brings you more selection with all top ten appliance brands. ♪ like kenmore, the most awarded brand in the industry. and when life happens, more peace of mind with service that's number one nationwide. that's more performance, from the #1 appliance store. start your search at sears. we're looking for ones who wanty to take courses developed with input from lea

and a day. >> guam is the first u.s. territory to recognize same-sex marriage. the u.s.similar case later this month. that decision will establish the law on same-sex marriage for the whole country. >>> kate middleton she may have a future as a photographer. coming up we are going to get a look at some pretty cute pictures of the royal babies. >> and today temperatures ranged from the 60s at the coast to the 80s inland and we have some 90s in the forecast the next few days. i'll have the warm update coming up. sfx: engines revving. listen up. ready. ready. steady. sfx: engines revving. go! ♪♪ it's more than a movie. it's now a ride. fast and furious. supercharged. ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> for the first time pictures of the new royal baby and her brother can be seen by the public. today the palace released the really adorable photos of princess charlotte being held by her brother prince george. the pictures were taken by the duchess catherine when charlotte was a few weeks old and it's one day after the princess was announced fourth in line to the thron

territory of guam. that's after a federal judge last week struck down the island territory's ban. the couple that sued over the -- to overturn that lawsuit -- to overturn the law was given the first spot in linx couples can marry in 36 states, d.c. and now guam. >>> 5:26 now. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is expected to announce the deal to keep d.c. united in the district. sources tell news4 d.c. united agree not to consider a move to virginia after district leaders said they'll move quickly to seize the final piece of land for the stadium. fans are reacting to this news. >> well, i'm happy they finally settled on a place. i'm happy they are working toward getting this going so they have a stadium that can bring in some fans and maybe bring in some business to that area. >> the new stadium is expected to be build at buzzard point in southwest d.c. not too far from nats park. the city is expected to seize the land using em nant domain. >>> more cameras and where you need to know they are. >>> what the former speaker dennis hastert is expected to do in court. >>> check out the things ou

. >>> in itself news right now at 6:18, a federal judge has struck down guam's ban on gay marriage making it the first u.s. territory to recognize same-sex marriages. a lawsuit claimed the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco already legalized gay marriage and guam had to abide because it's in that court's jurisdiction. the order takes effect at 8:00 a.m. next tuesday. >>> rescue teams in china have righted the cruise ship that capsized in the yangtze river in a frantic search for survivors. the ship overturned in stormy weather tuesday with many elderly tourists on board. this could become china's deadliest maritime accident in decades. >>> services will be held today for the suspected terrorist killed by police in boston tuesday. the family of usaama rahim say they had no knowledge of an isis-inspired plot to kill police officers. rahim was shot and killed after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife. his family says they will reserve judgment until more evidence is in. >> when you add the factor of islam, now everyone in the media wants to add terrorism to it. if it w

. >>> a couple in guam have become the first same-sex couple to be married in u.s. to her.m began accepting marriage licenses this morning after a federal judge this week shut down the territorial ban saying it was unconstitutional. those are things we thought you should know this morning. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza. he said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. and the needle is thin. victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. victoza has not been studied with mealtime insulin. victo

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for the first time a same-sex couple has married in guam. they tied the knot earlier this morning. they are the first same-sex couple to get married in a u.s. territory. and major job cuts at one of the world's biggest banks, hsbc plans to trim about 10% of its workforce. another 25,000 jobs will also go away when they sell underperforming businesses in turkey and brazil. >>> tens of thousands of students at one group of for profit colleges are now eligible to have their student debt written off. the department of education announced it will forgive loans for studentses who attended corinthian colleges. you reported earlier this year on this debt strike that some of these students did. how instrumental was that strike? bringing about this decision? >> it certainly did help put the pressure on the department of education. earlier this morning, we met natasha, one of the first student debt strikers who took the step of refusing to pay back her federal student loans arguing the department of education never should have made them available to corinthian in the first place. she graduate

. >> guam's main legislation for fighting terrorism has expired including the n.s.a.'s controversial domestic surveillance program after the senate failed to renew it by mid-night. flee -- three key provisions expired which allows the n.s.a. to protect american's phone reports in bulk and tie them toism. the n.s.a. shut down the program yesterday afternoon. our reporter will have more on the story at the top of hour. >> happening today, jury selection begins in the try of a san jose school district. parents want the district to pay for failing to stop or report sexual abuse by a teacher. in 2013 a jury convicted craig chandler of molesting five students in his class room at whaley elementary school. he blind folded the students before assaulting them. four victim families claim the former administrator in the evergreen school district ignored clear warning signs and reports of abuse much the school officials say they had no reason to know what was going on in chandler's classroom. >> protesters are expected outside facebook headquarters in menlo park this morning. the

and guam. >>> 3600 piglets were let loose when a tractor trailer overturned on the highway.re called in to gather the pigs. the pigs are now being cared for at a nearby fairgrounds. >>> investors are ingesting news from a jobs giant. >> we're tal lot of jobs here. we're not entirely sure yet of the u.s. impact but globally we're talking 50,000 jobs to be cut by hsbc which, by wait,the way, is europe's lightest bank. it's been seeing businesses grow, so half of them are turkish businesses and it's plug ag new era of high dividends. it's cut agting a lot of costs and shrinking by a third. it's certainly not the only one. a number of its rivals, royal bank of scotland and others have all announced similar plans to try to shrink back a little bit and reduce the size of their work forces. that's probably not the last one we'll hear of. >>> up next security at our nation's airports coming front and center on capitol hill. minutes from now, lawmakers begin pressing for answers about the stunning back-to-back reports on tsa failures which prompted the agency's chief to be removed. w

i worked for the governor of guam and traveled the region. give my idea of what i thought our position in the pacific should look like, and then became a committee counsel for four years in the congress working on veterans' issues. i was lucky to be mentored by the world war ii veterans, who had really reshaped veterans law. the world war i veterans hadn't gotten a terrific deal when they got back. the world war ii veterans were the beneficiaries of the world war i people. i learned a great deal. i also learned that i love writing and i could make a living as an independent writer which is hard to do in our country. i started this period where i would write for a while and miss leadership challenges and go back into the government for a while. then i would miss writing. i began this alternate career path. i loved both. mr. scully: you have written 10 books? you have won an emmy. you wrote a screenplay that turned into a film. have we ever had a president that has done all of that? former senator webb: not yet. mr. scully: how do you go about

i worked for the governor of guam and traveled the region. i became a committee counsel for four years in the congress, working on veterans -- veterans' issues. world war i veterans hadn't gotten of terrific deal when they got back. the world war ii veterans were the beneficiaries of the world war i people. i learned a great deal. i also learned that i love writing and i could make a living as an independent writer which is hard to do in our country. i started this period where i would write for a while and miss leadership challenges and go back into the government for a while. then i would miss writing. i began this alternate career path. i loved both. mr. scully: you have written 10 books? you have won an emmy. you wrote a screenplay that turned into a film. have we ever had a president that has done all of that? former senator webb: not yet. mr. scully: how do you go about writing a book? former senator webb: each one is different. i have also worked on a number of film projects. a novel always starts with the theme, something that i would

our specialdition after the game will follow guam ur. at 10:00. jimmy kimmel gam night. followed by an hour long edition of abc 7 news at 10. 30. . >> big, big day for abc 7. tune in if you can. still ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00. levi stadium and 48 other things to do in santa clara. the new list, the south bay city is using to promote itself before super bowl 50. >> the bear attackt a national park. a teenager pulled out of the hammock in the middle of the >>eek day mornings. weather when you wake up. >> grab the umbrella. you will need it mainly this morning. >> plus realtime traffic alerts. highway 37 lakeville road. another crasthere. >> all here on abc 7 morning news. >> as the ci of santa clara prepares to host super bowl 50. vi stadium will take center stage as one of the stars of the show. as chris winn shows us they wa to show the history of their town and what makes it special. >> some say santa clara is a sleepy town. >> it's hard to change perceptions. >> reporter: tourism officials have the launched a new campaign ahead of the big day. >> we want to take thi

from the sea of japan, they can directly threaten guam with nuclear strike.onal, if they manage to get into this sea, they can threaten alaska. >> adding to this threat, north korea recently said it can make warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles. they have not yet flight tested missiles that can reach the u.s., yet. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> we take you to the middle east now. for the past nine months many people in gaza have lived in the ruins left behind during the war between hamas and israel. >> slowly, the city and the strip is rebuilding. senior international correspondent nick robertson shares one man's story on the fall and rebuilding of gaza. >> where once mighty houses stood, now crumpled concrete. pancaked floors, rebar twisted in the air, sprouting like angry graffiti. it reveals the scale of destruction in the wake of the war here last summer. according to the united nations, israel's operation protective edge responding to rockets fired from herein side gaza destroyed the homes and severely damaged the homes of more than 5,00

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? ms. bordallo: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the guam men's national soccer team. they lead group d in the second round of the fifa world cup asian qualifiers. it was a david vs. goliath moment yesterday when the guam team defeated india with a 2-1 victory. this follows their win against with -- 1-0 victory over turkmenistan last week. so i congratulate guam football association president richard lie coach gary white and the whole team on their great victory. viva guam. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker i rise today for myself and on behalf of mir colleague, congressman lois fran tell, to honor one of south florida's most respected leaders in higher education. after 18 years of servic

the united states also acquires puerto rico, the philippines, as well as the island of guam in the pacific. in exchange for the territories the united states agrees to pay spain $20 million. the treaty goes to the senate where it is passed on february 6, 1899. the american forces fought against the spanish in the philippines figure ok, the philippines are ours. there is only one picky little detail and that is people who live in the philippines. who felt that now that the spanish are gone, they would be independent. and the americans have troops there and they felt now that we beat the spanish, the philippines are ours. the american public opinion was pretty divided between should we keep the philippines and "civilized" them, which was the phrase used or give them their independence? those who wanted to keep the philippines said for economic reasons, security reasons, and if we leave some other european power will take the philippines. but there were americans forming something called the anti-imperialist league. william jennings bryan, mark twain, said do not take the philippines. mckinle

a guam that also went down to penalty kicks and ended with the incredible moment. the heart and soul of this american team is abby wambach. playing in her fourth world cup, she is leading goal scorer, man or woman in international soccer history, 182 career goals. i wouldn't be international soccer without controversy. unlike the men the women will play on artificial turf. a decision that angered many top players. they say the ball bounces differently than on grass and the rough surface can burn. of course there is the recent corruption scandal at fifa. the american player just want to focus on the game. >> a really nice bright light on fifa and our sport. women's soccer around the world. karen: playing in can the gives team usa as close to the home field advantage as you can expect. american soccer fans are expected to turn out in force to will them to the title. karen travers, abc news washington. leon: at this hour eyes on the sky. severe weather threat. in the mix the tornado watch and doug is busy tracking at it all. two courthouses, two accused predators, as

we had a person in guam as part of the fema response for energy infrastructure. with we're already doing this. now additional authorities could be helpful. >> okay. in your testimony you mentioned that one of the key energy objectives is enhancing energy ability. what impact do you have that the proposed clean power plant will have on energy reliability and transmission issues? >> well, again, first of all, we do -- we analyze these issues but of course we don't have a final rule yet to know how to analyze it. but what we've done to date and what we have done in terms of technical analysis around the proposal of last year again suggests that reliability will be quite manageable. but we have to wait to get the final rule before we can really do -- >> so you don't think the proposed plan will have a big effect? >> as i mentioned earlier, one example of something that we did, there was an issue around the projected significant increase of natural gas for the power sector versus coal. and when we looked at the infrastructure issues of the gas delivery we just did not

all 50 states, the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam and more than half a dozen other nations are represented. more than 20% of the recipients were born outside of the united states. as i mentioned, there are 79 living recipients. fewer than at any time since the civil war when the medal was first awarded. the oldest recipient, a world war ii veteran, is 94. the youngest, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is 25. their average age is 71 years old. the medal of honor is the nation's highest award for valor in combat. it is the only military medal that is worn around the neck. it's recipients are the only individuals from the -- that the president salutes as a matter of custom. it is awarded by the president in the name of congress to a member of the armed forces who distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry by risking his life above and beyond the call of duty. while engaged in action against the united states. the medal of honor museum is in the works. why question mark to preserve -- why? to preserve the stories of the medal of honor recipients, presenting them to a new g

well, we had a person in guam as part of the fema response for energy infrastructure.e already doing this now. additional authorities could be helpful. >> okay. in your testimony you mention that one of the objectives is enhancing reliability. what impact do you think that the proposed clean power plant will have on energy reliability and transmission issues? >> well, again first of all, we do -- we analyze these issues but we don't have a final rule yet to know how to analyze it. but what we've done to date and in terms of technical analysis around the proposal of last year again suggests that the liability will be quite manageable, butúbpe we have to wait to get the final rule before we can really do the -- >> so you don't thing the proposed plan will have a big effect? >> well, as i mentioned earlier one example of something that we did, there was an issue around the projected significant increase of natural gas for the power sector versus coal, and when we look at the infrastructure issues of the gas delivery, we just did not find that there was likely to be any si

as we were flying out there, we stopped in guam and hawaii and all the way on air force one he was sending memos to the back of the plane, saying i want more information on this. we get to china and we are in the guesthouse. joe comes over and says mao once to see nixon right away. usually they leave this to the end of the trips. it was very important. to my eternal gratitude, henry asked me to go along with him. the secretary of state was not invited. >> i stayed with the secretary of state while he was not in that meeting. [laughter] k.t.: great consolation, i'm sure. mr. lord: let me talk about the meeting. you have a temptation when you know someone is a great historical figure to say, this guy has magnetic strength. if we walk into a cocktail party and you did not know who he was he would still command your attention. after the hour-long meeting, we were somewhat disappointed. initially, and we meeting kissinger and me. nixon kept trying to talk about substance and policy. mao would say that is up to them and would give a brush stroke or two about the russians, taiwan japan. he would

all 50 states the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam, more than half a dozen nations are represented. mode and 20% of recipients were born outside of the united states. today as i mentioned there are 79 living recipients. fewer than at any time since the civil war when the medal was first awarded. the oldest recipient of world war ii is 94. the youngest, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is 25 their and their average age is 71 years old. the medal of honor is the nation's highest award for valor in combat, the only military medal that is worn around the neck. it's recipient are the only individuals whom the president salutes as a matter of custom. it is awarded by the president in the name of congress to a member of the armed forces who distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. while engaged in an action against the united states. so the medal of honor museum is in the works. why? to preserve the stories of medal of honor recipients presenting them to new generations sorely in need of true heroes to l

new north korean nuclear armed ballistic missile, from the sea of japan, they can directly threaten guamith a nuclear strike. in the future when they're operational, if they manage to get into the sea of akutsk they can threaten alaska. >> adding to the threat north korea recently said it's made nuclear warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles. kim jong-un's regime has flight tested missiles capable of hitting south korea and japan but not flight tested missiles that can reach the u.s. wolf but this is the point they keep working to develop this capability and analysts say they're working hard enough they're going to get there. that's what's scary. >> they also say he could hide various ways to launch a seaborn missile because that would be potentially very dangerous. >> very dangerous, wolf. we're told that the regime could not only fire missiles from submarines within four or five years but also possibly hide missiles on merchant ships, fire them from those missiles and those ships can get close to american shores and american military bases. all sorts of dangerous possibilit

right now you would to any of the major brokerage firms investors could come in and buy guam insured paper. as soon as everything hit after the parent article not too many more months, of the major brokers firms suddenly been through down the barn door and said we are not going to let our clients by any mark puerto rico paper. this is after yields have already risen 200 300, 400 basis points more. so after the horse left the barn and they said you can't buy anymore. we actually think that puerto rico is very close to getting this petroleum tax deal done, and it had gotten that done you would've seen the insurers we take a piece of that because of the way the tax would be dedicated. if the brokerage firms like they morgan stanley's and the merrill lynch of the world have extra got involved in that it will be very hard to tell the clients they can't buy the insured puerto rico deal when they are underwriting. the ipod is when retail is allowed to buy the injured puerto rico, these yields will decline. right here kind of gives you an idea, puerto rico and g.o. debt versus its population

so for example you may have read about the typhoon going through guam a couple weeks ago.we had a person in on best part of the fema response for energy infrastructure. we are already doing additional authorities could be helpful. >> okay. in your testimony you mentioned that the key energy object is is enhancing energy reliability. what impact do you think the proposed clean power plant will have an energy reliability and transmission issues? >> first of all we analyze these issues that we don't have a final rule yet to know how to analyze it. what we've done to date and what we've done in terms of technical analysis around the proposal of last year again suggest a liability will be quite manageable. we have to wait to get the final rule before we can really do -- >> you don't think the proposed label have a big effect? >> as i mentioned earlier about one example of something we did with his issue around a projecting significant increase in natural gas for the power sector versus coal and when we look at the infrastructure issues said the gas delivery we did not find ther

it's with your people in san francisco, your honolulu folks are very attentive to us and even your guam people. i just want to mention that. renewal of cooperation and i appreciate it and thank you for your leadership. >> gentleman's time expired. mr. brat. >> mr. secretary, thank you for being with us here today. i have a couple questions. the ranking member made a comment. it's our job to provide nutritious meals. i think most of us agree with that statement in the short run. but i want to get your thoughts on what you'd make of that in the long run. both on the economic front and on the ethics front. i think we got a few issues coming up with governor's wife of virginia came up and sat in your seat a few weeks ago. we got $127 trillion unfunded liability issues coming our way. and the impact of that, that's the entitlement programs plus interest, the cbo director has a nice graph. it's not a nice graph. by 2032 the four programs and interest take up all federal revenues. and so that's where we're heading at. looking at a military crisis or education crisis right now the budget commit

. >>> the first same-sex calm to tie the knot in guam have posted pictures. this is what happened.uled that the ban there was unconstitutional and that paved the way for what happened. gay and lesbian couples can apply forness wells. in april, a same-sex couple sued after they were denied a marriage application. and that couple served as witnesses for today's ceremony. >>> happening today, san francisco mayor ed lee will raise the lgbt tag to celebrate. 10:30 this morning at the city hall as part of pride month that culminates with the pride parade in downtown san francisco. this year's parade is on june 28th and will end at market and haight street. >>> hundreds of flights to south korea are canceled due to the threat of mers. a seventh person has died, and 95 people have been diagnosed with the disease. thousands are under quarantine. officials say that the next several days will be critical in determining whether the government has stopped the spread. >>> and feels like your cell phone battery is dying too quickly? you could be running apps that are zapping the battery. i've not

. >>> it is legal for them to be in the territory of guam, they struck down a law between one man anddenied a marriage license. the court's decision was based on the ninth circuit last year. that took down same-sex marriage bans in idaho and nevada. this is after the court's decision. >> it hurt. >> have you seen this. >> you love her today being tomorrow. and a day. >> this is the first u.s. territory to recognize same-sex marriage. they are expected to rule in a similar case later this month. it will establish the law on same-sex marriage for the whole country. >> coming up, there has been another death involving an inmate in police custody. how this compared to freddy gray's death in baltimore. >> here is a live look outside. still a very foggy morning. that is about all you could see of the golden gate bridge. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducing the sleep number bed with sleepiq™ technology. it tracks yo

democrats, b, i don't think republicans are good at dirty politics if you want to call politics a guamhink some do republicans do not play that game. >> to democrats playing chess republicans playing checkerers when it comes to down and dirty game you talk about. >> i think you are right we are in for more of this pen and phone not going away did that wimgs, climate. maria: obamacare, thank you. >> obamacare was passed by one party, not a same republican. maria: not a similar one. >> for obamacare look what we've got objects absence of de what happens kwhu gotten throw it out there for we the people to discuss. >> it i wonder how many of those dems read it. >> another conversation. >> you have have to read it, you have to -- find it before you can -- >> all right. >> stewart should be a -- >> we will see you in 30 minutes catch right here fox business network 9:00 a.m. after "mornings with maria" he points to state robust record and job creation as hillary makes a case for the white house how goes rick perry plan to bring the texas roir to the rest of america he will be with us next, b

pilt payments are made to 45 of the 50 states as well as to the district of columbia, guam, the u.s. virgin islands and the commonwealth of puerto rico. the bill provides $2.7 billion for the national park service, including more than $60 million in new funding relating to the centennial of the service. we've also addressed a number of priorities within the fish and wildlife service accounts. the bill funds popular cost sharing grant programs above the fiscal year 2015 enacted levels. it also provides additional funds to combat international wildlife trafficking, protects fish hatchries from cuts and closures, continues funding to fight evasive species and reduces the backlog of species that are recovered but not yet delisted. the bill provides $248 million for the land and water conservation fund programs that enjoy broad support, bipartisan support for that matter. some members would prefer more funding, others would prefer less. we've attempted to forge a middle ground that begins to return the emphasis of the fund to its original intent of recreation and state and local acquisiti

the virgin islands, puerto rico, guam and the northern marianas have been part of this great nation for more than a century. since then, this cubry has augmented support to critical areas of activity by respected local governments in these territories. this is done largely in part through territorial assistance activity which this bill proposes to underfund by $13,684,000. this is unacceptable. funding through interior territorial activities go to many important fingses in these territories like capital improvement praments. -- projects. these capital improvement projects address a variety of infrastructure needs including hospitals schools, wastewater and solid water waste systems. for example, funding thru c.i.p. helped the virgin islands waste management authority complete the repair of severely deteriorated main water line that threatened to leak in nearby ocean water. improvements to critical infrastructure not only benefit the current population of these territories and the businesses that nst in those community bus lay the groundwork to attract new investment to the territory whi

agencies, ability one contracts projects in all 50 states, the district of columbia, puerto rico and guam. with the participation of more citizens in the workplace, every community benefits from greater cultural disversity and awareness. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has yielded. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate 26 states, including my home state of texas, for stopping imperial white house dead in its tracks. far too long this president has forced his will on the american people with his pen and his phone. well, the fifth circuit of appeals has said enough is enough. last week the court of appeals upheld an injunction to stop the president's unilateral action that would have granted five million illegal aliens work permits and eroded the foundation of our system of government. i am not