republican congress chairwoman cathy mcmorris rodgers. senator john cornyn. and senator john thune. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and the speaker of the house, paul ryan. [applause] sen. mcconnell: we have talked a lot about 2017 being the most

mcmorris to flying the odds to claim memorable olympic medals. our minder now of our top story this hour a russian passenger plane is reported to have crashed outside wall all seventy one people who are on board feared to have been killed will continue to bring you updates on this breaking news story as we get them for now we thank you for watching d.w. news we'll join you again at the top of the hour for more news in the meantime you can find the latest on our web site address is d.w. dot com and follow us on twitter and let you know what you thought about the show i'm sara harmon in berlin and the whole team thanks for watching us there's. one. of them. there's money in germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do this and do something to him to resign we must overcome it. going we're comfortable global news that matters j w made for mines.

mcmorris rodgers: our hearts remain those who have been in train crashes this week, both in south carolina and those on the way to our conference last week and we are especially keeping the family -- families of those that have lost loved ones in our hearts and in our prayers. this is really a heartbreaking time. i'd like to share a call that i received this week from a young woman in spokane, washington. she said, i just got my paycheck for the first time and i'm getting $47.98 more than i had in the past which is about $1,200 a year. for me they're not crumbs. it's more money to help me put food on the table. i was so happy i wanted to tell everybody, the whole world, these tax cuts work. i'm so excited. she's right. we share in that excitement what tax reform, tax cuts will mean to everyone in this country. these are the results that we promised. after last week's house-senate joint conference, where we continue to focus on building a strong, safe, proud america. it's also critical, so critical and it was emphasized at the retreat that we provide for our national defense. we're continui

mark mcmorris feels lucky to do what he loves most. joy. >> what is the first thing you remember from after the accident? >> when they took me out of the coma. and everybody was standing there. i couldn't talk. but they gave me a pen and paper. and i wrote -- do i have brain damage. can i go to the olympics? still? >> not only did mcmorris make it off to the olympics he is the snow board slopestyle bronze medalist. >> it was really scary to start trying some of the tricks again. but i just need to remind myself i got hurt in the back country hitting a tree. didn't get hurt trying the tricks. >> winter olympics definitely have gotten more dangerous. >> this historian has attended every winter games since 1992. >> let's face it is good tv to see people risking their lives and health is good television. >> british journal of sports medicine studied the sochi olympics and found 49% of all aerial skiers in the games suffered an injury. many of the most dangerous sports according to the study are extreme sports. which made their olympics deb

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cathy mcmorris rodgers. [applause] did they forget your name, john? i don't know.hat is going on here? john cornyn everybody knows. they didn't put his name up, but that's ok. this is the first time that is ever happened. that will never happen again. working together, we have accomplished extraordinary things for the american people over the last year. i really believe this is just the beginning. paul ryan called me the other day. i don't know if i am supposed to say this, but he said to me he has never, ever seen the republican party so united, so much in like with each other, but literally the word "united" was the word he used, the most united he has ever seen the party. i have seen it, too. i have so many friends in this group. there is a great coming together i don't think anyone has seen for many years. right? that's good. i was hoping he wouldn't deny that. he did. he called me. i thought it was very nice. paul, thank you very much. every day, we are removing government burdens. and empowering citizens to follow their hearts and without their dreams. the pr

poor opening roads but his final run elevated him to the front of the pack in fact paris and mark mcmorris followed in so far and. on the games got off to a buying for t. germany as well who has quite the olympic gold rush on day one claiming two gold medals that meant a huge party was in store for the german has. been champion andrea. biathlon winner in the red dot on my arm where the stars of the show after their performances on the snow that's two weeks of events ago has in store to be the scene of plenty more thought abrasions. and for more on the winter olympics and make sure you check out our website at www dot com forward slash olympics all the latest results the best pictures and stories are right there also follow us on twitter at sports for life updates. but the biggest soccer now and saturday's action sol shaka travel to buy and the royal blues were desperate for points with a raft of clubs buckling for champions league places but their chances looks lame by and had won their last eight games in the ones they get so could they spring a surprise at find us. a quick hello from lao

runs but his final run elevates his him to the front of the pack canadian snacks paris and mark mcmorris followed in silver and bronze. and the games got off to a buying for team germany who had quite the olympic gold rush on day one claiming two gold medals and that meant a huge party was in store at the german had china ski jumping champion andre as the bellinger and biathlon winner now a red dot on my at where the stars of the show to their performances on the snow the two more weeks of events ago the has is sure to be the scene of plenty more celebrations. of football has returned to the egyptians there's yet ports laid six years after the country's worst ever stating disaster that was when more than seventy people died after fans invaded the pitch and a riot in suits supporters of the local side insist that they weren't to blame bush it was a bittersweet homecoming nonetheless they've been waiting so long for this moments they were even happy to queue during the six year ban these are mass free france had to watch their team play home games away from port side the stadium was banned

there was a nother man on the podium who could lay claim to an even greater achievement can as mark mcmorris managed to win bronze just eleven months after a crash left him fighting for his life. and in the bundesliga stuttgart move further away from the relegation zone after beating bosio one nil forward daniel guinn czech struck the only goal of the game after just five minutes are yet to lose a game under new coach typhon kaur cook the victory puts them four points clear of the relegation playoff spot and seven clear of the automatic drop zone. unsatisfaction also sought shelter travel to buy and the royal blues are desperate for points but their chances looks like him fire had one of their last eight games and the bonus they get could they spring a surprise let's find out. a quick hello from laon gorecki to his future by and teammates he'll be leaving shall cry in the summer coach to many her to death go set to stall out to defend with four men at the back instead of his usual three but it made no difference to the league's best attack thomas miller's effort from distance provided the pe

performance there was another man on the podium who could claim an even greater achievement canada's mark mcmorrismanaged to win a bronze just eleven months after a crash left him fighting for his life. and here in germany a carnival season and thousands of revelers have been dressing up and flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by creating humorous floats for huge parades on rose monday and this year the jewish community of just is joining in the fun. revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with its own slogan. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. that's why the jewish community is contributing a satirical flowed out of. the slow chose the one nine hundred century german writer heinrich china with a kippa and

opening rows but his final run elevated him to the front of the pack canadians max paris and mark mcmorrisfollowed in silver and bronze. team germany also had a good start in the games taming two gold medals on day one that meant a huge party was in store at the german has. ski jumping champion andrus that linger and be off a long winter laura don meyer where the stars of the show after their performance. and one of the biggest soccer saturdays actions all shall travel to buy a new next audience rena the royal blues were desperate for points to get back into the top four for that coveted champions league spot but saugus chances looked slim considering by and had won their last eight games in the bundesliga a fine day he came out on top. a quick hello from laon gorecki to his future by and teammates he'll be leaving shall cry in the summer coach to many her to death go set his stall out to defend with four men at the back instead of his usual three but it made no difference to the league's best attack thomas willis effort from distance provided the perfect assist for robert levin duffy i on

there but he is not the only story in this event the man there on the right as well he's called mark mcmorris and it's no surprise that he actually won some one a medal it's because eleven months ago he had a serious accident close to death had a fractured door fracture left arm ruptured spleen pelvic fracture ribs ribs everything possible but a beautiful story to think that he managed to come back from that and actually win a medal even justin trudeau commending his tenacity and courage in saying that he is an inspiration for all so well there are a fillet that we know that there are some excitement in the men's thirty kilometers get on as well indeed with the patriots in a second of a norway you know we've been consuming kruger he started his very first race and look at this so. you can see people landing on top of him so he was the last person to get out of this but you have to come to catch up and in very first race he did go on to win gold sensational for the twenty four or sixty three of the ski is finished the race and one sixteen seconds it was had a second question of the chase and t

bronze medalists in the same discipline mark morris an incredible story it is so mcmorris he is a really popular snowboarder he comes from canada and he had a very interesting story to the lead up to this event so he had a really close brush with death about a year ago he went out with his friends and he wanted to film some of his jumps and he ended up crashing into a tree on do you see those pictures yachts him at the hospital she had basically a collapsed lung seventeen broken bones and he fractured his spleen he was put in a medically induced coma and at the end it was a freak accident that's what he called said but he says he's lucky to survive it and he even said after winning the bronze that this he's happy to be alive he's so grateful and that for him winning that bronze today really felt like a goal i guess i can't believe he's back on the slopes of that happens to me i would be if these problems are not fully human there's something else and break first and what else can we look forward to a month so i have a bit of bad news just because the events at have been cancelled pos pos

goods that he wasn't the only one who has got an incredible story the bronze medalist as well mark mcmorris has an interesting one yes he does so make morris he's a canadian snowboarder and he basically had a brush with death almost a year ago yes so if he can actually pull up the pictures there you see him in hospital he has tube attached all over his body he was put in a medically induced coma coma after an accident left him with get this seventeen broken bones a collapsed lung a fractured spleen and the cause of all of this is what he caused a freak accident he thought he would die so and he basically went. out with his friends to from some of his chums and he ended up crashing into a treat so after winning the bronze today he even came out saying that you know everything that i've been through all the injuries that it might have been a bronze but it felt like gold what an incredible story and turnaround as well for him and the host south korea how are they doing so far not bad i mean day one was biggest speed because the most talked about story was the unified korean ice hockey teams th

but mcmorris has a truly inspirational story.e fought back from a near fatal accident last march where he feared he wouldn't survive. whilst he was waiting for the helicopter to lift him off the mountain. but he's fought back in style to his place on the podium. and their performances were all the more impressive today, given the absolutely brutal winds that have been battering pyeongchang today. the ladies snowboard slopestyle qualification was canceled. and so, too, one of the blue ribbon events of the games, the men's downhill. the course is quite a good deal higher than we are here. and high winds on the slopes forced organizers to reschedule just hours before it starts. that's really tough on the skiers who woke up for what for many of them would have been the biggest day of their sporting careers. but those on the alpine circuit are used to it. and norway tweeted saying downhill canceled due to stropg winds. it's imperative, with fair conditions, and i applaud the decision, thanks fis alpine and olympics. it's all about mai

. >> reporter: after nearly dying last year in a snowboarding accident, mark mcmorris loves doing whathat he calls ultimate joy. >> what's the first thing you remember after the accident? >> when they took me out of the coma and everybody was standing there. i couldn't talk, but they gave me a pen and paper and i wrote, do i have brain damage and can i go to the olympics still. >> not only did mcmorris make it to the olympics, but he was a snowboarding bronze medalist. >> it was scary to try some of those tricks again, but i had to remind myself i got hurt in the backcountry hitting a tree. >> reporter: historian david wall enchin ski hen chen ski ha every game since 1962. >> it's great television. >> the british journal of sports medicine studied the sochi olympics and found that nearly 49% of all aerial skiers in that game suffered an injury. many of those are extreme sports which made their olympics debut in 2006. >> the international olympic committee several years ago decided they were losing the youth audience. not a lot of americans watch biathl biathlons. but they'll watch snow

mcmorris really does have one of the game's truly inspirational stories.e fought back from a near fatal accident last march where he feared he wouldn't survive whilst he was waiting for the helicopter to lift him off the mountain to take his place on the podium. and their performances were all the more impressive, given the brutal winds that we've experienced today. the ladies snowboard slopestyle qualification was canceled. and so, too, one of the blue ribbon events of the games, the men tease downhill. the course is a good deal higher than where our studio is here. and the high winds on the slopes forced organizers to reschedule just hours before its start. and that's really, really tough on the skiers who woke up, what for many of them will have been the biggest day of their sporting careers. but those on the alpine circuit, the favorites, are really used to it. norway tweeted downtill canceled due to strong winds. it's imperative with fair conditions and i applaud the decision. the downhill will now take place on thursday. and there was a good lesson i

mcmorris roger r.s.c. thank you. i rise today with legislation to address one of the most burdensome rules in the obama administration. when f.d.a. announced its final rule implementing a national menu labeling standard in 2014, the intent was two-fold. deliver customers increased access to nutrition information and establish a uniform single national standard. however, in trying to establish this uniform standard, the f.d.a.'s 400-page rule attempts a one-size-fits-all approach to an industry as diverse as its ingredients. under the current rule, every deli, salad bar offering, every possible pizza topping combination will have to be calculated and their calorie count displayed on physical menus. last week i was home in spokane and visited my fresh basket. this newly opened grocery store is a great place to eat lunch with fresh local options and made-to-order food. this rule would mean new physical sinage every time this locally owned grocer changes the options they offer which is just about every day. this bill is

>> not only did mcmorris make it to the olympics.. >> it's scary to try some of the tricks again. i need to remind myself, i got hurt in the back country hitting a tree. he didn't get hurt trying those crazy tricks. >> the winter olympics have most definitely gotten more dangerous. >> historian david has attended every winter games since 1992. >> let's face it, it's good tv. to see people risking their health, their lives is great television. sorry. >> the british journal of sports medicine studied the winter olympics and found that nearly 49% of all aerial skiers in those games suffered an injury. many of the most dangerous sports akorkd ccording to the s are extreme sports, which made their debut in 2006. >> the international olympic committee several years ago decided that they were losing the youth audience. not a lot of americans watch biathl biathl biathlon, but they will watch snowboarding, and so they just kept adding these. i think they're going to get harder and harder until at some point somebody suffers a complete paralys

canadians rounded off the podium in that event max parrot won silver but it's a story about mark mcmorris that's been grabbing all the headlines this was tweeted out by the official olympic twitter account with the caption anything is possible you see the twenty four year old canadian came back from a near death experience he suffered life threatening injuries in a crash and less than a year later he's won his second a limp dick medal of bronze this tweet was like thousands of times and you know his story has been inspirational for many on social media michael landsberg who runs a charity in canada said this was mcmorris less than a year ago machines kept him alive they literally breathed life into him today he wins an olympic medal and he breathes life into anyone who is struggling to find hope stunning or one of the more popular events in these games is proving to be the biathlon hash tag biathlon has actually been trending on day two eleven gold medals are up for grabs here is peter stehman to talk you through the events. skiing and shooting seems like an unlikely combination for the w

wasn't the only medalist celebrating the party was so good he was joined by canada's snowboarder mark mcmorris who leave the austrian house is the place to be. a millions of dressed up revelers have taken to the streets across germany to celebrate the country's biggest costume party carnival the western city of cologne is particularly famous for its flamboyant carnival perceptions and those taking part today are set to throw hundreds of thousands of bunches of flowers and chocolate bars to the crowd the festivities are also traditionally a chance to make fun of those in power of many of the floats feature of huge on slaughtering puppets of politicians and businessmen. a reminder now of our top stories that we're following for you at this hour german chancellor angela merkel has vowed to serve out another full four year term this despite being under fire from her own conservatives for making sweeping concessions to form a coalition government and hang on to power. and top officials from south africa's ruling a.n.c. party are meeting today to quote finalize the departure of president jacob zuma

mcmorris rodgers: i thank the yeal for her leadership. i rise today to support the victims to ents and fight the online sex trafficking act of 201. there is no question that human sex trafficking is one of the most significant epidemics we face today. it often victims to fight the online sex trafficking takes place in our own back yards. in my district in eastern washington, targets are children, our families, friends and neighbors. fortunately there's so many organizations, i'm grateful for those in eastern washington who have stepped up, the coalition to abolish human trafficking, working to stop these horrific and heartbreaking crimes. . this bill will help online websites like backpage. i rise in support of the amendment by my friend, any any walters of -- mimi walters of california. by strengthening section 230 of the communications decency act, we can restore victims' access to justice and hold accountable tech companies and online websites who make human trafficking easier and knowingly turn a blind eye. we know these websites have

performance there was another man on the podium who could claim an even greater achievement canada's mark mcmorris managed to win bronze after just eleven months after a crash left him fighting for his life. as your monitor of our top stories at this hour german chancellor all america has vowed to serve out another full term this despite being under fire from her own conservatives for making sweeping concessions to form a coalition government and hang on to power. and top officials from south africa's governing and see party saying they are ready to poach finalize a departure of president jacob zuma zuma has already refused calls to step down and is under no constitutional obligation to do so. this is good of you news live from berlin don't forget you can always find out more about these and other stories that are a web site t w dot com you can also false of course on twitter and facebook for now though from all of us here in berlin thanks so much for being with us back again at the top of the hour. and. a steady job is their greatest dream. shanda from syrian and jet from afghanistan to see their

kevin: no republican that spoke today, whether it be congressman meadows or mcmorris rogers or senatorhune, all saying they do not anticipate they will be headed to a government shutdown. on the flip side of that, i will be quite frank here, i spoke to some aides to fiscal conservatives who are confused on the official schedule of this retreat, there does not appear to be a specific time allocated to addressing like this february 8 deadline of a government shutdown. vonnie: let's get back to the memo for a second, kevin. we're -- we were talking about partisanship. with the state of the union, with the retreats, with the idea we moved on from the type of legislation that was extremely nonpartisan, there was potential there for some bipartisanship. has this gone by the wayside with this memo? kevin: well, i think there is no question this has become a key partisan issue with regards to the memo which democrats, led, of course, by adam schiff, the top democrat on the special select intelligence committee in the house of representatives, really saying there were modifications used by repr

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mcmorris or ms. griggs. >> thank you ranking member. i would say right now as a result of the broad agency announcement we have several initiatives and we are currently demonstrating a solution that would eliminate any gender specific alarm and how to make that distinction and we are working with vendors that is gender agnostic. right now one of the -- certainly continue work to bring that together as quickly as he can. >> understand you are looking for gender-neutral technology. do you have any idea how far away we are from having someone employed in the airport? >> i do not at the time. >> that's something i really would like to know. something that's really an important issue in consideration that we need to look at and sort of an expedited way. you said the new hires are trained in the georgia facility. what do you do about the current hi dairy zoo haven't had the benefit of this new academy to kind of bring them up to snuff so they are operating under the standard and rules and regulations and policies and protocols. >> thank you.

but first, washington congresswoman kathy mcmorris rodgers. >> our thoughts continue to be with the victimserday's action and the person who tragically lost his life. >> fox news has learned the president is expected to declassify that controversial gop memo and its release to the public could quickly follow. the partisan battle now over it all has gotten, well, even sharper. >> the president set to speak at the annual republican winter retreat next hour. what does the president need to tell lawmakers as the mid-terms loom large? >> we'll take it live for you plus our guy in the middle "outnumbered". you'll find out at the top of the hour moments away. >> we're in the process of retrieving the event recorders. we expect to find event recorders on the lead locomotive and trailing locomotive and looking for recorders on the truck. we'll be looking at the timing of gates and so forth. for that reason we have a signal specialist whose role it is to make those kinds of investigations. >> melissa: federal investigators trying to figure out what went wrong after an amtrak train plowed into a garba

i would like to take time to appreciate the work done by our conference chair cathy mcmorris rodgers. i would also like to thank every member of the committee on house administration, particularly mr. brady who has been a great friend and colleague over the last decade and i appreciate being able to work closely with them on this. this reflects the dedication and commitment of a bipartisan group of members including andesentative burns representative do each others. i also want to thank representatives disanto's and chris smith for the work they've done on this bill. there is no place for sexual harassment or any type of house oft in the u.s. representatives. it is no secret the culture on capitol hill is unique. while there are hundreds of employing offices, we should all ,hare the goal of creating safe ,ollegial, responsive offices responsive to the needs of our constituents and the public. a roundtable discussion with stakeholders and meetings with victims and their advocates to examine how we can improve the workplace for everyone. we found the congressional accountability act of

chair john thune and house conference chair kathy mcmorris rogers. did they forget your name, john? what's going on here? john cornyn, everybody knows. i didn't put his name up but that's okay. >> senate majority whip john cornyn. john, thank you. great job. >> president didn't do much there to back up his very frequent claim of having "one of the great memories of all time." >> i don't have teleprompters here, folks. i don't need teleprompters. it's called like up here and it's called memory and it's called other things. >> i have a good memory and all that stuff, like a great memory. >> i have a really good memory. >> i have a good memory like a great memory. >> i have a great memory. >> i'm blessed with a great memory. >> one of the great memories of all time. >>> just to step back a bit here, it's worth saying in a single sentence what's happening. we have the president of the united states now having issued to the american public a memo that the director of the fbi says is false. that has never happened in our democracy. >> an extraordinary times, jeff sessions the attorney gen

chair john thune and house conference chair kathy mcmorris rogers. did they forget your name, john?nyn everybody knows. they didn't put his name up but that's okay. that's the first time that's ever happened. hey, john, that will never happen again. working together we have accomplished extraordinary things for the american people over the last year, and i really believe this is just the beginning. you know, paul ryan called me the other day, and i don't know if i'm supposed to say this, but i will say that he said to me he has never, ever seen the republican party so united, so much in like with each other, but literally the word united was the word he used. it's the most united he's ever seen the party, and i see it, too. i have so many friends in this group, and there is a great coming together that i don't think either party has seen for many, many years. right? that's good. i was hoping he wouldn't deny that. he did, he called me, and i thought it was very nice. thank you, paul, very much. every day we're removing government burdens and empowering our citizens to follow their h

chair john thune and house conference chair kathy mcmorris rogers. did they forget your name, john? i don't know. what's going on here? john cornyn, everybody knows. i didn't put his name up but that's okay. >> senate majority whip john cornyn. john, thank you. great job. >> president didn't do much there to back up his very frequent claim of having "one of the great memories of all time." >> i don't have teleprompters here, folks. i don't need teleprompters. it's called like up here and it's called memory and it's called other things. >> i have a good memory and all that stuff, like a great memory. >> i have a really good memory. >> i have a good memory like a great memory. >> i have a great memory. >> i'm blessed with a great memory. >> one of the great memories of all time. . your eyes. that's why there's ocuvite. ocuvite helps replenish nutrients your eyes can lose as you age. it has lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3. ocuvite. be good to your eyes. there are seven continents... seven seas... but at at celebrity cruises, we'd argue... more than seven wonders. for a limited time enjo

[ applause ] chair john thune and house conference chair, cathy mcmorris rodgers.y forget your name, john? i don't know. [ laughter ] what's going on here? john cornyn everybody, now, they didn't put his name up, but that's okay. that's the first time that's ever happened. >> seth: do you mean that's the first time that's never happened? [ laughter ] you just said his name. do you not remember. you looked right at him. [ laughter ] makes sense trump has the memory of a goldfish since he also has the mouth of one. [ cheers and applause ] this is starting to feel like the last season of a long-running tv show where the writers decide to have the main character fall off a horse, and get amnesia. hi, i'm donald. hi donald, i'm john. who's donald? [ laughter ] trump, of course, was there to crow about his state of the union address, and bask in the adoration of his fellow republicans. trump even suggested that after a slow first few months in office he's gone above, and beyond what he promised voters on the campaign trail. >> i was there four months, you know this paul,

but there was another man on the podium who could claim an even greater achievement canada's mark mcmorris managing to win bronze just eleven months after a crash that left him fighting for his life. it's a reminder now to our top stories at this hour chance wrong america has vowed to serve out another full four year term despite being under fire from our own conservatives for making sweeping concessions to form a coalition and hang on the. top officials from south africa's ruling a.n.c. say they are ready to quote finalize the departure of president jacob zuma but zuma has already refused calls to step down is under no constitutional obligation to do so. this is if it is live from berlin we have more of the top of the hour to see that. and. a steady job is there great history. from syria and job veteran afghanistan to see the future. in germany. but the road to the job market is a long and russia one. germany. the dream of a job. in thirty minutes on t w. every journey begins with the first step and every language but the first word published in the. ricotta is in germany to learn german

chair john thune and house conference chair cathy mcmorris rogers. did they forget your name, john? don't know. what's going on here? john cornyn, everybody knows. they didn't put his name up but that's okay. that's the first time that's ever happened. hey, john, that will never happen again. working together, we've accomplished extraordinary things for the american people over the last year. i really believe this is just the beginning. paul ryan called me the other day. i don't know if i'm supposed to say this, but i will say that he said to me, he has never, ever seen the republican party so united, so much in like with each other, but literally the word united was the word he used. it's most united he's ever seen the party. and i see it too. i have so many friends in this group. and there is a great coming together. that i don't think either party has seen for many, many years so -- right? yes, that's good. i was hoping he wouldn't deny that, but -- he did, he called me. i thought it was very nice. thank you, paul, very much. every day, we're removing government burdens and empow

jogger upping canada's mark mcmorris won the bronze medal less than a year after he almost died during a training accident the twenty four year old fractured his jaw pelvis and left ruptured his spleen and suffered a collapsed lung their motions are definitely positive today just being here at the olympics is a huge feat for me and being healthy is feel so good once again. dutch speedskating great sven cromwell became the first man to win three golds in the same speed skating event at an olympics the thirty one year old climbing the men's five thousand aces yet again. fans of biathlon was stunned when french dumb martin for cut the world number one missed three of these opening five shots and would finish eighth in the men's ten kilometer sprint no one more stunned than germany's pesah who took home the gold. france didn't finish day two entirely empty handed purina phone won gold in the women's moguls those are just crazy i mean i really realized that just one day you're lame pigs and when you. when you lame to james and there was a pretty great beating. drummer of the day came in the

chair john thune and house conference chair cathy mcmorris rodgers.applause] did they forget your name, john? what is going on here? john cornyn, everybody knows. didn't put his name up, that is okay. first time that ever happened. hey, john, that will never happen again. working together we've accomplished extraordinary things for the american people over the last year. and i really believe this is just the beginning. you know paul ryan called me the other day, i don't know if i'm supposed to say this, but i will say, he said to me, he has never, ever seen the republican party so united, so much in like with each other but literally the word united was the word he used. it is the most united he has ever seen the party. i see it too. i have so many friend in this group. and there is a great coming together that i don't think either party has seen for many, many years. so, right? >> yep. >> that's food. [applause] -- good. i was hoping he wouldn't deny that. he did call me and i thought it was very nice. paul, thank you very much. every day we're remov

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mcmorris rodgers, a republican, there are a lot of communities right now that are in need of peeling. it is my prayer that we honor the legacy of billy graham i remember in his faith all devotion to sharing god's love to us. lostor john thune, when we billy graham, we lost one of the true heroes of our faith. kimberly and i had the privilege of joining in his 1985 crusade in d.c. no one in our lifetime has lived a life of greater impact for the cause of christ. he truly did serve god's purpose for his generation. and democrat from west virginia, gail and i are saddened to learn of the death of reverend graham. his unshakable devotion served as a pillar in the lives of millions of people across the world and his memory will serve as a reminder for what it means to live your faith. including congress, senator tom tillis of north carolina, expected to be at that ceremony today in the rotunda. out,or tom tillis tweeting reverend billy graham, a proud north carolinians, was truly america's pastor and spiritual compass. he dedicated his life to preaching the gospel and inspired millions of

kathy mcmorris, rogers, republican of washington state and the dare of the house conference i apologize it's long >> i don't know what's happening. it's a lot question for you, this morning, we've had a big conversation over just the past couple days in the markets here about a potential for inflation. a conversation about how tax reform has actually been a short-term stimulus, overstimulate the market what do you make of these markets? >> i'm hopeful, encouraged by the impact of tax reform already. some said it was armageddon. it's reports individuals right now this month that are seeing their paycheck increase, more take-home pay. the long list of companies that have been you know adding those bonuses and announcing more better lead policies and higher wages. i mean, that's a positive. we needed that for our economy and our hope is that this is just the beginning, that it continues. i talked to a number of businesses, small and large, who are still making their plans, but this gives them more confidence that confidence that we needed that our economy needed so that there would be a lo