. >> weekend on mcarthur boulevard in northwest d.c. a centuries old water main broke on wednesday. the water flooded the road to open up a sinkhole there. crews replaced the pipe friday night and they spent yesterday filling the hole with dirt. it's not clear when mcarthur boulevard will reopen to traffic. >>> fire consumes a furniture refinishing business. this was in montgomery county. the flames were so intense that part of the whole roof collapsed. the firefight was even tougher because there were no hydrants in the area. the fire crews had to bring in their own water and authorities shut down part of route 355 as they knocked down hot spots. still, no injured or word on a cause yet this morning. >>> and we have learned it was a hospital patient that stole an ambulance and led police on a wild chase during the friday morning rush. 43-year-old william person was leaving the hospital when he climbed in the ambulance and drove off. the gps in theul police to locate and track it. when he made his way to charles county, they used stop stips to deflate the tires. the maryland state t

are you doing anything differently now that you are officially a mcarthur genius? >> i don't know about the genius, but i'm really humbled to be recognized this way in my scientific career. i'm very thrilled and excited and i think there is a lot more work to be done. i'm just putting my head down and getting stuff done. >> well, your research falls into the field of physical biology . what is that exactly? >> so i'm a physicist by training but i think a lot about biological problems very broadly. i bring a new set of tools from the field of physics into biology . all of the life forms still obey laws of physics. it's very valuable to think in that perspective and ask ourselves questions. what fundamentally do these life forms change and do to enable what they are capable of. in the end physical biology is a lens into biology but from a physicists' eye. >> when you are in the field one limitation you noticed was the ability to view things on site because you need a microscope to view a lot of tiny things. so you have created a lot of fascinating products and concep

we have mcarthur boulevard still being impacted by utility work. a lot of utility work and construction and just that one accident on the inner loop of the beltway. >>> oh, my gosh! what's oh, my god >> at least 22 people have been confirmed dead in what is being investigated now as an act of terrorism in manchester england. ariana grande fans were filing out of a concert when an explosion went off near one of the entrances. members of the united nations security council are set to hold an emergency meeting to talk about responses to north korea's latest ballistic missile test. >>> jury selection will continue for the bill cosby sexual assault case. three men and two women have been chosen to serve. >> o. j. simpson could be released this year on parole after spending nearly a decade behind bars. he is scheduled for a parole hearing in july. that's a look at what's going on, the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. of grande concert explosion being investigated as terrorism right now. first we are outsi

essentially, this stems from an amendment or deal that was struck between the tuesday group chairman, tom mcarthur of new jersey, and mark meadows of the freedom caucus chairman. that was in order to bring on reluctance from the house freedom caucus, but what it has done, drive -- essentially drove away gop votes on the more moderate lane of the party. fromhere is a real push the vice president, who has been up your on capitol hill, from speaker ryan who has been calling members into his office to live some of those moderate no votes back to yes. what specifically has the vice president been telling members about health care legislation? the methods from the white house and from speaker ryan in theclosed door meeting with republicans earlier today was that this is a do or die moment. of course, we have heard that in past weeks when we thought we were on the cusp of a health care vote. maybe the vote -- maybe that message is wearing a little bit than was some of these members. ryan made a case to his rank and files to say this is a do or die moment in whether we do vote or not. this will define us

are you saying he does not understand what the mcarthur amendment does?think he understand that it can to get there and he needs to get there, but i think it is accurate, it is not there, the mcarthur amendment does not accomplish what it needs to. >> has the president called to lobby you at all? >> no. mike pence has, but he does not. >> i don't want to get into your private conversations, except i actually do. >> i was just going to say, yes, you do. >> they're the same discussions with leadership. because i serve on the ways and means committee, i think i have a fairly 123is indicated knowledge of the issue and am many to engage in the members and the leadership on the concerns that i have, and a lot of it relates to the high-risk pools, which is the place in which we would probably put some of the greatest challenges now. you've got to deal with the underlying fact, which is sick people -- nobody chooses to get sick. when they do, they may utilize a lot of services. somehow we have to be able to pay for it. so where is that going to come? it's in the

the central aspect of the mcarthur amendment. tom mcarthur, his amendment is the major reason it passed. congressman i appreciate you being with me tonight. a lot of the credit goes to you. you're the one who came in and got this amendment, got the freedom caucus on board. it gave states the ability to opt out of certain blefts and have premiums charged to people with preexisting conditions. are you afraid they'll throw it out? >> hi and good evening. i'm focused first on getting the bill through the house and trying to fix what that essential problem here. the obama care marketplace is falling apart and if we don't fix it, then the millions of people that depend on it today will have nothing. we have 23 million people today with no insurance, to me, it's just impossible to ignore the problem that's in front of us. the senate now is going to face the same questions that we faced. how do we keep our promise, promise the most vulnerable people and also bring the cost down. >> some people have preexisting conditions, and i understan

on wednesday, off to the mcarthur memorial, where peter eisner will recall how filipinos survived the japanese occupation during world war ii. and we will be in denver to hear the discussion on how 14 inmates received wrongful convictions. the american spirit coming up on thursday as well and that evening we are headed down to the tulsa historical society for best selling historian recount of the ill faded junior of the dawner party. and friday we are back in the nation's capitol to hear david callahan report on how the wealthy are using philanthropic adventures are using -- used to promote the future. >> as a candidate, trump got a lot of mileage out of taking the side of the smaller folk and that might be workers who lost jobs or companies that are on the smaller side and can't complete with the big global interests as president we see a shift in that to somewhat more traditional conservative positions which are in favor of global changes and expert in court bank and these things. it runs throughout american business history and that is conflict between business interest. business a

>> tom mcarthur is one of our co-chairs.speak on behalf of the group but, yes, we have three co-chairs of the tuesday group and they're still there. >> republican congressman rodney davis of illinois, who will be making that vote along with the other members of the house today. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. >> thanks for having me, chris. >>> let's take a check of those pictures at the white house rose garden. the president set to sign the so-called religious liberty executive order in this hour. it will make it easier for people who have religious objections to deny people in their health coverage, contraceptive care, among other things that are controversial. much more on that coming up. remember when you said men are superior drivers? yeah... yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate safe driving bonus check? ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. let's take a look at some numbers: 4 out of 5 people who have a str

. >> the site is blocks from the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station. don lynn is at the scene where there are still serious safety concerns tonight. >> reporter: the fire is out, but the danger is far from over. that's because the top portion of that crane has collapsed and the bottom portion is now leaning so the police have set up a collapse zone and evacuated 35 people from 15 nearby homes. a giant fire ball lit up the night sky. >> looked like something had blew up. >> reporter: and the sound of falling debris and the crackling of burning wood woke up neighbors just before 5:00 a.m. >> flames were shooting everywhere. >> reporter: a neighbor shot this video before firefighters arrived. the building was already engulfed. >> just got really hot really fast. >> the sky was red. it was beautiful but it was scary. >> reporter: burning embers rained down on nearby houses causing many spot fires. >> it looked like snow on fire. felt like an apocalypse almost because they were all over the place. >> reporter: firefighters say the embers sparked this roof f

supreme commander general douglas mcarthur singled out and praised the valor of the turkish soldier. said some of the great soldiers of the world. today we face a new enemy in the fight against terrorism and again we seek to face this threat together. the turkish people have faced horrible terrorist attacks in recent years and even recently. we offer or compassion to the victims and we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk and ensure they have no safe quarter, the terror groups. we also appreciate turkey's leadership in seeking an end to the horrific killing in syria. the syrian civil war shocks. the conscience of the whole world. all you have to do is look in the front page of the papers today and you'll see exactly what we're talking about. we also support any effort that can be used to reduce the violence in syria and create the conditions for a peaceful resolution. president erdogan and i are also discussing the need to reinvigorate or trade and commercial ties. these are area ws where

. >>> new jersey congressman tom mcarthur is quitting his spot in a group of moderate republican who is resigned as co-chair of the tuesday group today and criticized colleagues for being unwilling to compromise. he was key in reviving the republican bill to replace obamacare and him getting a pass for the health care plan. >> more than half the jury has been seated now in the bill cosby sexual assault case. cosby's team and prosecutors have settled on ten jurors. six men and four women, only one of the jurors is black. the trial is slated to begin on june 5th in montgomery county. >>> the fate of a new jersey man accuse d of murdering his toddlr son is now in the hands of a jury. jurors in the trial will now decide if he's gmt of murdering his 3-year-old son. deliberations began late today. this after a ten-day trial and hours of closing arguments. the defense took aim at the prosecution for its lack of physical evidence. while prosecutors referred to him as pathetic. >> he's the only person in this entire earth whose life is better. >> jurors will begin the first day of testimony t

is of those latest changes .y tom mcarthur of new jersey conservative leaders of the house freedom caucusut a deal according to cnn and that they are reporting on this story that will require ensures to cover those with pre-existing conditions, but unlike the mandate under obamacare, themance could charge entire rate if they allow their coverage to lapse. president trump was asked about it in interview sunday when he was on face the nation. >> what i hear you saying is pre-existing is going to be in there for everybody? >> pre-existing is going to be in there and we are going to create pools and they are going to create -- they are going to take care of -- >> everybody gets pre-existing, no matter -- >> the states are going to have a lot to do with it. if you are unique, i would rather have the federal government focused on north korea, other things than your knee. i would much rather see the federal government focused on other things. the state is going to be in a much better position to take care, because it is smaller. >> people with pre-existing conditions, are they worried? -- they a

west mcarthur boulevard is blocked in the westbound direction and abcar street and 39th street are blocked. >>> another concern over a million gallons of water from the fire fight are running unchecked into storm drains. environmental agencies have already been alerted. >>> police in the east bay say they have the man responsible for the series of car fires and they think his acts of arson go back several months. jackie ward live in concord. >> reporter: a fire marshal with contra costa counties he's confident they have the right guy, but the investigation continues because they can't be for certain whether the 36 year old man they have in custody was allegedly acting alone or not. the task force created to track down the person responsible for setting 7 cars on fire in the east bay this week was in benicia when they finally caught up with the suspect. police arrested a 36 year old man from contra costa at this mcdonald's as this car was burning, just a mile away. this woman lives in a benicia neighborhood where the latest car fire happened. she says firefighters were on her street until 2

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it was an interesting sight in the rose garden, you got mark meadows, speaker paul ryan and tom mcarthur. is this a future maybe for the republicans to find common ground again >> in terms of healthcare >> in general. >> they were really fractured on the spending bill much more than healthcare but you still had 20 republicans who voted against the healthcare bill. they did it mostly because they were afraid of the preexisting factor and the medicaid cutter >> one was barbara com stock. i suspect we'll have you back here. we thank you so much for joining us kimberly leonard from the washington examiner. appreciate it. >>> today, the eyes of the world will be on france watching to see who will win presidential election, on the eve of the race, emmanuel front runner said his campaign was lit by a cyber attack. it claims a significant amount of data has been hit, and to protect the integrity of the french vote. he's against far right candidate le pen in what some are saying a tight race. barack obama endorsed mac kron on thursday >> the french election is very important to the future of fran

watch the 75th anniversary mcarthur ve from the memorial visitor center friday 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history t.v. on c-span 3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. public as created as a service by america's cable television companies and is rought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. journal continues. host: we end our program today, german ime to discuss chancell merkel's comments. today's washington times notes that the comments by chancellor came election merkel unday, mrs. states, we must take our destiny hands.r own there is changing dynamic of transamerican ties. of that, we're asking for your reaction, asking what you think the future of u.s.-european relations will be, what impact the trump administration has had on that. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. allies grow distant after trump leaves for europeans especially edge.l tone takes on an we'll go through some stories this morning. we especially want to hear your comments. up first, easton, connecticut, line for democrats. what do you think

the mcarthur agreement strips away any agreements.ing president trump did call congressman long today, and they discussed his position for being a no vote on the ahca. congressman long wants preexisting conditions covered, and that's why he won't support this bill. the president tried to confuse a television interviewer yesterday about what exactly is in that bill. sean spicer tried to confuse white house press corps today about what exactly is in that bill. apparently the president could not confuse congressman billy long what is in the bill that he has read. joining us now, michael moore, an academy award-winning filmmaker who announced today that he is going to broadway. he will star in a one-man show on broadway this summer called "the terms of my surrender." michael, it's your broadway debut, first of all. >> it, yes. >> that's a big deal. >> yes. >> and you're going to go to broadway. >> yes. >> to surrender to president trump because he's gutting it right on health care. what are the issues you're surrendering on. >> no, no. no

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as is west mcarthur boulevard. one lane is ceos haded -- pga on scene -- closed. pg&e on scene. this fire broke out yesterday and fire crews are still here dousing hot spot. they are doing their best to make sure it doesn't go up again. the second major fire at this construction site in 10 month. investigators checking into the possibility of arson. all day yesterday there was this huge construction crane over the site. in danger of melting and doing damage to the surrounding apartment building. they were going to wait and see what happens but last night emergency crews decided to lower it to the ground and then allowed it to crash down in a controlled removal. >> whether it would have reached a structures here i don't know but it could have fallen and takedownbry with it and research -- taken down debris with it and put residents at risk.

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northwest, mcarthur between reservoir and foxhall, we have lanes blocked there because of the water main break. your alternate, canal, white haven parkway, foxhall road. all of those will work. intervale to the pike, still have the 66 to 95 no problems 3678901 to 5 looking good. >>> he is accused of posing as a maintenance worker and raping a woman at her arlington condo. this morning there's new video of the suspect who is still on the run. >>> in the blink of an eye their home exploded and filled with flames. now four young roommates need a place to live. how you can help. >>> and we are just learning about the death of a lead singer from a major '90s band. erika gonzalez is back with that . >>> breaking news just into the newsroom. the lead singer from sound garden and audio slave has died. chris cornell was just 52 years old. he was on tour when he died overnight. still not clear as to the cause. his representative would say it was, quote, sudden and unexpected. back over to you. >> thank you, erika. they surprised an explosion and will soon need to find a new place to live once they

timothy orr, "never call me remembering the battle of midway. th anniversary special live from the mcarthur visitor center in virginia on beginning 9:30 a.m. history t.v.erican on c-span 3. reinsurance as you pointed out. i think this is to say disappointment for the allies, they certainly expected to hear about the need to raise spending and share burden, they expected to hear trump used a stronger focus on counter terrorism, but exchange for that, it is a two-way street, if you will. were expecting a strong american statement about commitment to ise security, which every president has done at every nato meeting since eisenhower. bit more at what president trump said in brussels yesterday. president trump: spent 2% of gdp on defense last year, we would $119 billion her defense and ctive for the financing of additional reserves. chronicd recognize with underpayments and growing is ats, even 2% of gdp insufficient to close the gaps modernizing readiness and the size size -- threats. f nato countries made full and complete contributions, the nato it d be even stronger than -- oday the uk and

mcarthur boulevard may not reopen until monday. you will want to avoid that area again if you can..c. water crews repairs on the water main that ruptured yesterday. old age is getting in the way. the pipes date back to before the civil war. it was installed in 1860 tlmpt was a program to fix the aging. >> it has been a deadly night on our area roadways. at least three people killed in crashes in just the last five hours. chopper 4 over the scene of one crash involving a pedestrian. a woman was killed crossing this street at the intersection of emery grove. the driver of the truck that hit her stayed on the scene. no word yet on charges or what caused the crash. >>> in prince georges county a school bus was involved in a deadly crash. there were no children on the bus. the driver of another vehicle died when the two collided closing temple hills road between henderson road the scene tonight and are working to learn what happened before the crash. >>> this is traffic camera video of route 15 near martin luther king highway in atlanta. police tell us a nissan suv hit a tree. a man sit

the tuesday group has seen tom mcarthur resign from that group now. is the member who negotiated with the freedom caucus, changes to the health care act, that stalled earlier. changes narrowly passed the house including things that many moderates do not want to become law. they put a lot of pressure on mcarthur for having, in their view, sold them out, by making this deal, putting them in a bad spot. that's an indication how divided the party is and how difficult it will be to get the health care plan through the senate, and them reconcile it with the house. remember, the congressional budget office revised score for the house bill comes out tomorrow. >> oh, right, oh, geez, it's going to be a big story. how in the tuesday group goes back decades, right? >> yes. you know, the republican party, like the democratic party, used to be a lot more ideologically varied than it is now. there used to be liberals within the republican party, conservatives within the democratic party. now they driven out to the tuesday group. they tend to be more moderate member

. >>> start planning your detour now if your morning commute cut through mcarthur boulevard. this is a live look as crews try to repair a broken water main there. the road is closed and will remain so until further notice. >> a 30 inch main broke around noon and water poured into the streets for hours and then a stretch of the road buckled and a big sinkhole opened up. that water main was installed back in 1860. it also services the pentagon which lost water for a period of time. before you head out tomorrow tune in to news 4 today or we will help steer you through the road closures. >>> at the live desk we are tracking reaction tonight to the appointment of a special counsel to the russia investigation. the most powerful democrat on the house intelligence committee said robert mueller is the right man for the job. >> far greater chance with a truly independent counsel conducting this that the public is more likely to accept the result of the decisions that mr. mueller makes. >> reporter: mueller was appointed this afternoon by deputy attorney general and former u.s. attorney

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friday, american history tv will be live all day from the mcarthur memorial visitors senter in norfolk, virginia, for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. the five star admirals who won the war at sea. elliott karlsson with the book joe roachford's war." anthony actually, co-author of shattered sword, the untold story of the battle of midway and timothy orr, co-author of "never call me a hero." watch the battle of midway 75th anne anniversary special live from the mcarthur memorial senter in norfolk, virginia on american history tv on c-span3. >> sunday on q&a. >> there's a thrill structure crafted in the 1927 primary act. herbert hoover, secretary of commerce, and the rules 90 years ago still govern the way we actually allow resource tobz used in our economy today. >> clemson university professor and former chief economists at the fcc thomas haslet talks about his book the political spectrum which looks at the history and politics of u.s. communications policy. >> when we went to this political system for allocating rights in 1927, within a couple of years, the regulators at

we're at mcarthur boulevard where pablo and adaline come together.ng under construction burned for a second time. we have video of what it looked like this morning. neighbors telling us it was a spectacular site. massive orange fire ball burning in the sky. one of the problems with the fire is it was windy last night. it flew embers around the area. setting small spot fires. the size of this fire was simply massive. five alarms drawing in dozens and dozens of firefighters. ladder trucks spraying water from above. trying to first contain this fire to try to prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings. this fire by the way, so hot that it cracked windows on buildings across the street. because the heat was just simply so intense. firefighters are telling us that this is going to be a long day of work ahead of them. to try to extinguish this fire once and for all. >> the majority of the fire has all ready been extinguished. but we do have a couple townhouses that are currently still, you know, being fought. we have interior teams that are working both

the mcarthur amendment and centers for medicare and medicaid services. researchers started going line by line through that amendment and preexisting conditions are not listed anywhere in it. then, they went to the centers for medicare and medicaid services. a government organization that does list the conditions. and that list does not include rape or sexual assault. but it does include several conditions that could result from an diseases, ptsd, stress disorders, and emotional disturbance. so, we can verify that these headlines are false, but, keep in mind, common side effects from rape that could fall into the preexisting condition category. >> you may want to use some of that information if you contact your senators and let them know how you feel about the bill. whether you love it or hate it. one elected official worries that many americans can't even name their representatives here in washington. >> as special as we think we are when we come to the floor, most americans don't know who their member of congress is. but they will now. >> is she right?

. >> the site is blocks from the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station.n is at the scene where there are still serious safety concerns tonight. >> reporter: the fire is out, but the danger is far from over. that's because the top portion of that crane has collapsed and the bottom portion is now leaning so the police have set up a collapse zone and evacuated 35 people from 15 nearby homes. a giant fire ball lit up the night sky. >> looked like something had blew up. >> reporter: and the sound of falling debris and the crackling of burning wood woke up neighbors just before 5:00 a.m. >> flames were shooting everywhere. >> reporter: a neighbor shot this video before firefighters arrived. the building was

this is a story that mark it's absolutely impressive of just this huge mess that was on mcarthur boulevardstreets. there was a 30 inch water main break that ruptured. this happened about noon. it took them about 3 1/2 hours to get the water shut off. by then, so much damage was already done. this water main break -- this water main actually goes back to 1 1860. that's how old -- when you're talking about dc infrastructure, that's how old this is. this caused such a backup for so many people that take macarthur boulevard. it's affecting surrounding roads like canal, reservoir road. for that, we send it to first 4 traffic, melissa mollet. >> erika, let's take a look at what is shut down here this morning. macarthur boulevard between reservoir and foxhall road, all lanes are blocked. if you're looking for an parkway and fox hall as you kind of go around the bend there would all work for you this morning. inner loop after rockville pike, blocking the left lane by a work zone. route 270 after old hundred. we'll keep an eye on this issue of macarthur as the morning commute really kicks in. >>> w

mcarthur was instrumental in bringing the health care bill back to life. at himstituent screaming that if anything happened to her, her blood would be on his hands. gettingbetsy devos thousands of cold shoulders. sam: it has a lot of people talking this morning and questioning why secretary devos position. to give her commencement speech at university, an historically black university. it did not go well. dr. jackson, board of trustees, thank you for this great honor and privilege. honored to become a wildcat. sam: the crowd continues to boo and turn their backs. the president had to threaten students if they did not stop, they would have to wait to receive their diplomas in the mail. headlines when she said historically black colleges and universities were pioneers of school choices. a recent discovery of -- schools calling for the president to meet their demand, including a response to hate crimes on campus. autria: take a look at this. a rescue. everyone here is ok. a motorcycle rider in china crashing into a dump truck. catchke and his close fire. the

watch the battle of midway 75th anniversary special live from the mcarthur memorial visitors' center in norfolk, virginia on june 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from capitol hill congressman francis rooney from florida, a former ambassador to the vatican from 2005 to 2008. i want to begin with the secretary of state rex tillerson to answer questions from reporters aboard airforce one as they left the vatican yesterday and headed to brussels. here is what he had to say ahead of the president's meeting with nato leaders. >> well, as the president has said, you know, he really wants to persuade nato members to step up and fully make their obligations under burden sharing. the two percentage g.d.p. was a target they all agreed to. i think you can expect the president to be very tough on them, saying, look, the u.s. is spending 4%. we're doing a lot. the american people are doing a lot. for your security, for our joint security. you need to make sure you're doing your share for your own secur

thomas mcarthur as in the mcmcarthur amendment.al things. three really. it restored the essential health benefits back to the federal standard. but threaten it does two things. it balances the need to make sure that people are people with preexisting conditions has coverage which is a commitment we made and i made and two allows everyone else's premiums to come down, which is a commitment that the last administration, president obama made and it unfortunately has been a total failure. premiums have skyrocketed and now we have 23 million people that simply can't afford it and millions more at risk of losing what they have today. so that's what i was balancing. ainsley: congressman, you ares best guest to have on this morning. have you a lot of personal stories that you are carrying with you there to the hill. tell us about your daughter and your dad and your background in insurance. >> well, i think it's the personal side that has influenced me the most. the insurance side helped me to think through some solutions. but i watched my

. >> reporter: in new jersey, congressman tom mcarthur fielding questions for five hours on a range ofics, including the russia investigation. >> i am also concerned i have a president who does not know american history. quite frankly, if he did, he wouldn't have fired the man investigating him. how long are you and your fellow republicans going to defend this american nightmare? you, mitch mcconnell, how long? open your eyes. >> i didn't come here to defend our president tonight, i came to answer your questions. >> tension in the country tonight. mary bruce live on the hill. and we heard that voter there, calling on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to act. and tonight, an announcement from mcconnell? >> reporter: david, the majority leader has invited the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein to brief all 100 senators on the firing of comey. tonight, still no word on whether he's accepted this invitation. >> and mary, as i understand it, it's not just the deputy a.g., but the fired james comey has also now been invited to the hill to testify? >> reporter: yeah, david, members o

you conducted c-span.org to see .he entire speech new jersey republican tom mcarthur held a recent town hall meeting this week. constituents asked him about the health care bill and calls for an independent investigation interference in the

watch the battle of midway eets special live from the mcarthur memorial visitor's center in virginia on friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan 3. >> sunday night on afterwords. nebraska senator ben sass talks about how to encourage adults on how to engage citizens. our coming of age crisis and how to rebuild a culture of self-reliance. he's interviewed by the founder at president of the millennial action project. >> students that are going to graduate this spring and summer from college are going to change jobs three times. not just jobs, sorry, industries three times in their first decade post college. that's new and all the unsettliunsettl unsettling scary stuff that produced drurg the period was about the idea that job disruption created all these n unsettling ripples. a lot of what people panicked about then is what we're going to experience at warp speed forever more mother. we're going to 40 and 45 and 50-year-olds get disrupted not only out of jobs and firms, but out of whole industries. we're going to have o create a civilization of lifelong lea

it is still sitting on west mcarthur boulevard right now as they are still trying to do demolition out here. fire crews tell me they will be here for a while, possibly into tomorrow as pg&e is restoring power and there is a danger it could flair up once again and a danger that you could see, you know, apartment of this site, it looks off balance. looks like it could come crashing down given high wins in the area and just the precariousness of a fire. they will make sure everything is safe before they open the streets. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> thank you. this is the second major fire at the site in a year. today the project developer told john ramos he is certain it was no accident. >> reporter: this morning an engine performed water on the remains of the unfinished apartment building. no one here believes yesterday's 5 alarm fire was an accident. not when the same building burned down back in july. just as the structure was nearing completion. >> as you can imagine with a fire in the same location within 10 month, the investigation team has a very big task ahead of them. >> the building

mcarthur: eight years ago we had a president who faced a really important -- mr. macarthur: eight years ago we had a president who faced a really important question -- how do we help to get more people insured, how do we help the most vulnerable among us? it's a really important question and he and his party for all the efforts came one the wrong answer. the answer was let's have more government control, let's have more government in position, let's trust washington and not the states. and it's failed. today we have a president who is facing the same question. how do we make sure that people with pre-existing conditions, the most vulnerable among us are protected? how do we get premiums to come down for everyone else at the same time? how do we make sure that every american has a chance in this area? and i'm proud to stand with the president who has a different answer, a president who trusts the states and ultimately trusts the american people. so this is a big day. it's a first step but it's an important step to make sure we keep our promise and we care for the a

after the attack on pearl harbor, and, friday, american history tv will be live all day from the mcarthur visitor center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary for the battle of midway featuring speakers like author of the admirals, the five star admirals who won the war at sea, and elliot carlson with his book, the odd see of the code breaker who outwitted midway, and anthony, coauthor of shattered sword, the untold story of battle of midway, and "never call me a hero" a dive bomber pilot remembers the battle of midway. 75th anniversary special is live friday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend with museum tours, arian kooifl films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. this is a clip from a recent program. >> i think there's been too much attention paid of the assassination at the expense of considering what's important and useful about president kennedy's ideas for today, and so we deliberately have always celebrate his birthday, right, and so i think we have to note that this wa

i was also amazed -- speaking of propaganda -- that mcarthur went to war -- when the war was declared, was appointed in the office of the secretary of war as director of public relationship and censorship. i absolutely like putting together public relations and censorship. it sort of speaks millions for it. he was definitely a very good propagandist. censorship is also something i find very relevant when we speak about world war i because i think that one of the reasons -- and i will be interested in the opinions of you both -- that the united states has forgotten much about world war i is that the letters of all the soldiers except the marines were censored. soldiers were not allowed to write back home about where they were, what they had done, what they were going to do. so there is no literature, no letters home telling what the american army was doing during world war i except for the marines, which partly explains why their victory is so well-known. >> anyone who knows me, i can't let you say belleau wood without making a comment. and him and me knows that belleau wood is a hot b

general douglas mcarthur once said that the soldier that is called upon to give his life for his countryed shrine, we honor the noblest, the men and women that paid the ultimate price for victory and for freedom. we paid tribute to those brave souls that raced into gun fire, roared into battle and ran into hell to face down evil i they made their sacrifice not for fame or for money or even for glory, but for country. we are privileged to be joined today by a man whose life demonstrates the values of service and sacrifice. here with his wife, senator elizabeth dole. [applause] senator dole fought bravely in world war ii and was severely wounded by german fire. in just a few weeks, bob will be celebrating his 94th birthday. [applause] and bob, i know i speak for millions of grateful americans when i say, thank you. thank you, bob. [applause] we thank you not only for your service but for helping us to remember your fallen comrades and the countless american patriots who gave their lives in the second world war. since the first volley of gun fire, in the revolution, braves americans in ever

friday, american history tv will be live all day from the mcarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary for the battle of midway. featured speakers include walter borgman, author of the admirals. the five star admirals who won the war at sea. elliott carlson with his beach, joe rocheford's war, the honesty of the code breaker that out witted yamoto. the untold battle of midway and timothy orr, coauthor of "never call me a hero" a legendary dive bomber pilot remembers the battle of midway. watch live from the mcarthur visitor's center in norfolk, virginia on friday on american history tv on c-span3. >>> tonight on american history tv, interviews with notable african american women from the university of virginia's explore args in black leadership project. we will start with civil rights pioneer and presidential medal of freedom recipient door any height. she served as president of the national council of negro women from 1957 to 1998. >> dr. height, welcome to explorations in black leadership. thank you for doing here. >> glad to be here. >> i want to b

>> that was a town hall meeting in new jersey with republican congressman tom mcarthur.dy difficult for a lot of republican house members to go home for this 11-day break and talk with the customers, their bosses because of the health care vote they cast which also came up at the meeting tonight. now they are being asked to answer for the comey firing and some cautionary numbers are out for the man at the top of the ticket. new poll has president trump badly under water. 36path approval rating versus 58% disapprove. joining our conversation tonight dana lash, syndicated conservative radio talk show host and two former members of congress. dana, we are happy to have you on tonight and i will begin here. mike hayden who used to run cia wrote an article saying that considering the president in 111 das has fired national security adviser, acting attorney general and head of the fbi says we are beginning to neek nicaragua. >> i have been hearing from people all over the country. a lot of people in those in between states. they are hesitant. i think everybody has to understand

we see the traffic at the mcarthur maze is not that slow but we'll tell you more about that coming upably cool yesterday but the cloud cover is moving out, most of it, and we'll have more sunshine today and warmer temperatures. we'll talk about that coming up for your wednesday forecast. ay forecast. >>> ♪ [ music ] [ music ] ♪ that is freddy. you knew that. he's a great legend, passing away a few years ago but his music was always good. and this live picture around the bay area, around san francisco, it's a beautiful, sunny day, as we begin the middle of the week, and it's wednesday, may 17th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you very much for joining us. i know the song but i wouldn't have been able to name the performer. >> a unique song. >> let's check in with steve on the weather. >> i could blindfold mr. clark. >> we have our genres. >> well-done, dave. >> thank you. >> charlie rich might sound good now. >> oh, yeah. >> not right now but maybe later. >>> mostly sunny skies today. it will be nice for a day of ball, a heck after pitching matchup. get out and en

does not get crowded until later and there is one report of a cut with a traffic collision near the mcarthurbart station. it sounds like no injuries but it is blocking one lane and that could make it a little bit slow.>>> it is 5:17 am. >>> i will bring back my friend that goes to bed early as well. >> i agree with everything you said and i would not be mingling with nifty thousand people on a wednesday night -- 50,000 people on a wednesday night. >> to be honest, i probably would not even be there on a friday night.>> maybe, i'm not that old. i do remember back in the day though.>>> we have a warmer forecast. the complainers were out and saying that the grass is so cold. we did have sunshine yesterday and that will continue today, and sunday will be the warmest day before the cooldown but for the next three days sunny and warmer away from the coast which is still dealing with that fog. most of the coast will be pretty good today. upper did low 80s, 70s for some. remember livermore two days ago was 62 degrees and 82 today. the fog appears to be favoring the coast at san mateo and santa cruz.

. >> reporter: at the mcarthur place inn and spa in sonoma, relaxation comes from the wineries. >> we local grapeseeds crushed with therapy oils and other spa ingredients. >> reporter: the red red wine treatment mixed by nv organics is a favorite among guests. for $235 you get a red wine grapeseed bath, body polish and essential oil massage. >> this is my favorite out of all our scrubs. the others are a little more course. this is so refined and nurturing and all of that. i love it. >> and you thought wine was just for drinking. kristen zee, abc7 news. >>> still ahead on abc7 mornings, lyme disease is hart to diagnose and treat. now, there's a new effort in the bay area to unmask the disease a lot of people don't even know they have. first, as we head to break, the time right now is 9:37. a live look outside from our abc7 news exploratorium camera. lisa will the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advoc

representative tom mcarthur, author of this one of the key amendment is skeptical about the cbo. >> days i respect in the world but they are not prophets. they are trying to answer questions that go out 10 years. they're trying to predict the state legislatures and governors will do and they don't know that the legislators and governors will be. and so i think it's an impossible task to some degree. nicole: democrats in congress blasting the revised bill. chuck schumer says the masseur help a millionaire, the gop plan would be a nightmare. meanwhile, blue cross blue shield of kansas city said it will drop upon the care coverage in 2018. >> treasury secretary before the finance committee is expected to get real-time taxes that the taxes then proposed budget. told the house ways and means committee that lawmakers need to discuss that debt ceiling soon. >> i urge you to raise the debt limit before you leave for the summer. >> is your preference for congress to pass the clean debt ceiling? >> that >> a clean bill but not include controversial add-ons. in march the congressional budget office