and mr. craig fravel, the ceo of the breeders' cup. gain we want to thank you all for being here today, and mr. foreman, you'll recognize for five minutes for your opening statement. thank you much. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member schakowsky -- is a better? thank you, chairman latta, ranking member schakowsky. good morning members of the subcommittee. i am proud and honored to be invited to participate this morning to defend the honor and integrity of the racing industry, and to oppose what is tantamount to a federal takeover of the state sanction state regulated industry where no basis to do so exists. h.r. 2651 is not in the best interest of the racing industry and is an ill-conceived effort by certain special interests to impose their minority of special interest views on the regulation of our industry. we have deep reservations about the provisions contained in this legislation because of its potential adverse impact on the health, welfare and safety of our horses and economics of the industry. although the proponents wou

. >> mr. craig you're recognized. >> thank you mr. chairman, gentlemen, the va has a very important mission to take care of our veterans and the job is really one a function of personnel. 99% of the services are personnel related. personal management is an important issue. the disabled american veterans said there is an issue of personnel management. morel retention, we talked about removing employees. my question is what have we done to retain employees? in this committee we talked about the fact that salaries are not competitive in many places. so what are we doing, what do we need to do to make sure that we hold onto those valued employees at the va? >> absolutely. in the context of the accountability and whistleblower protection law, it is that accountability piece. when employees don't feel safe, when they want to blow the whistle but they can't or don't feel like they can, if they blow the whistle and don't see anything happen, maybe they just talk to their supervisor and say here there is a problem here and they don't see a res

craig. >> mr. roker, thank you, sir.th toll from wildfires near athensre has ied to 79 people. rescue crews are searching through charred homes and cars looking for more possible victims. 300 firefighters are still in the air dousing theme remaining fs to try and prevent flairups. another 200 are tacklin the second forest fire. that one is west of athens where local authorities evacuated three nearby communities ernight. >> now to dramatic video showing a car swallowed up by a huge sinkhole. it happened on a corado street. it was captured on video. here you go. you can see the car drop from view right into that sinkhole. the driver did manage to get out of the car with help from the police and justn the neck of time, too. moments later her car dropped another 15 feet or t so and hole filled with water. police sayas the woman lucky she was not hurt. >> no kidding. we've got the news covered would you like a bot? >> it's about time. >> ryan shazier sufferedpi a injury. in april he did this. he made an emotional appearance

mr. putin coming to washington. do you envision, does craig gordon envision in washington that mr.ill be standing in the oval office? quitet would be extraordinary. it may well happen if donald trump wants it to happen. , his own national security director was completely blindsided by this invitation, and i suspect some others in this administration who are not happy at all, they're trying to tamp down this narrative that donald trump has a special relationship with vladimir putin. nejra: the other thing we got from president trump was a little dollar jawboning. what brought that on? >> probably the yuan weakness. i don't think donald trump looks at the ticks in the dollar rate that much. he is an instinctive politician. he knows that he wants to get a new trade deal with china. he wants to get a trade deal with europe. he will do whatever he thinks works for him at the moment. what: let me bring you president trump was saying about the fed and rates. given what he was saying, is there a chance that the fed is more likely to stick to its rate hiking path to give the impression that

craig. as i mentioned earlier i don't believe mr. rudy giuliani is credible on this or many, many other issues that he has addressed. if i want to truth and sometimes it is hard to get. the place i look is court and for the work of bob pmueller an his team. this may take some time. it is not clear to me that mr. cohen is ready to plea anything or that he'll be charged any time soon. if you want to see what the truth is and if you want to see what a principle, detailed thorough investigation looks like, look at the stuff that bob muller files in court, that ought to be your post, not what rudy giuliani says or the statement comes out of the white house. look for the work of these prosecutors and theseagents. that's the truth. >> chuck, thank you. there is the legal analysis, let's turn to some political analysis here. fiphillip rucker and hughes shorts, all of them msnbc political analysts working hard on a friday afternoon, gentlemen, thank you. mr. rucker, what does all of this mean potentially for president trump? >> it could be da

craig, cbs news, new york. >>> also today, protester in this i hovered close to the president. you can see mr. trump in the circle on this video, walking into his golf resort in scotland. the paraglider is dangling above a yellow banner. has said, quote, trump, well below par, hashtag resist. the protester belong to the greenpeace environmental group. the paraglider flew away, and he has eluded local police. stomach dozens of people rallied outside the west county detention facility in richmond after the sheriff's department announced it is cutting ties with ice. 169 detainees currently housed in the facility could be transported anywhere in the country. protesters and immigration rights advocates worry that they will be taken far away from their loved ones. they have limited access to legal representation. >>> berkeley's newest homeless shelter is making strides to we -- two weeks after it opened. the mayor spoke to kpix 5 about what is next. >> reporter: sarah smith has been homeless for 10 years, said her pitbull keeps her sane and alive. >> there's no shelter that will take pets. she is my

nervous and then this referee and i have to say mr putin of law also refereed the opening match between russia and saudi arabia in that you also referee craig versus then i came out and i told you i was very unhappy with his performance i thought it was very one sided then today he then brings. involved on a decision well i don't think it's a pound i think if the penalty then i think the game is completely ruined from supporters and i was going crazy if you heard that this was a win for them this is a report from our correspondent in paris shelly davis king right after the final whistle was the right of all. as it's been given and it runs and now the rounds got champions i'm seeing a team this is an amazing opportunity to experience something of a country loss experience twenty years ago when fronts was actually the east nations and when they were running the world cup many people believe that they could win this championship going in he was very very strongly advised that they didn't they cheat him and of course think danny every stage of the way the fans have been down the street and now they've been rewarded with this incredible moment t

nervous and then this referee and i have to say mr putin of also refereed the opening match between russia and saudi arabia in that state and he also referee craig versus then i came out and i told you i was very unhappy with his performance i thought it was very one sided then today he then brings in on a decision where i don't think it's apparent if it's a penalty then i think the game is completely ruined and it takes so long he watched to so many times and you know it just shows you that he's in doubt he really think it's a penalty but he hasn't got a clue what am i to do here but this decision but for me it's crazy it was not a penalty if that is a pound would have transferred penalties in every game and you could play like that is mine and opportunity like that he will convert and you can see if he has to be hundreds of oh yeah there's got to be intention he's got to be a deliberate movement of the hands of the ball happens is a guy who doesn't hit the ball at least this distance you know and it's you know it just hits him to scrape it deserve it but what it took for. so was it the flavor them that this was a mormon where you know all that

craig, cbs news. >>> now to washington where president trump wants to have another meeting with russian president vladimir putin. mr trump invited putin to the white hothis fall even as criticues toimmer. so far, no reaction from the kremlin. the invitation caught most of washington including the president's top intelligence official, by surprise. as angelica alvarez reports, dan coats says he's still trying to learn what happened when the two leaders met the first time. >> you're right. i don't know what happened in the first meeting. i think as time goes by, we'll learn more. >> reporter: president trump has declared the summit with president putin a great success. so much so, mr. putin has been invited to the white house this fall, another thing the president didn't tell dan coats. >> did i hear that right? >> yeah, yeah. >> okay. >> yeah. >> that's going to be special. >> reporter: president trump has tried to clarify statements he made at the summit that seemed to let putin off the hook for russian meddling in the 2016 election. >> let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it, and that's the way

craig? he spent the night in this fantastic winnebago. mr. melvin, good morning, sir. good morning.to see you this morning. here is the thing, savannah, hoda. we're going to do this road trip, rough it, america. >> you know where this guy slept last night? >> where? >> gray haven's inn, spectacular. >> won of the fanciest in all of maine. craig melvin slept right here. >> you did? >> craig mel vip is a man. i'm very proud of you. >> wowsa. >> craig, i'm proud of you. >> al, i'm not proud of you. >> i can believe that and i own it and i'm happy with it. we had a great time. you're going to see all that coming up. we drove from boston to maine. craig was complaining about my driving because i guess maybe i drove a little fast. >> he drove it like he stole it. it was like nothing you've ever seen. it was 90. >> this thing can haul, baby. >> it's amazing we're not in jail this morning. >> all the way to the little inn. >> maine's bed and breakfast. >> that's right. i got the main event, our weather to talk about. it's foggy here, cool here, but a lot of heat out west. we've got a big he

craig up yet. , still hanging out by the grill himself. >> you want to see crai hepent the night in this fantastic ebwio. mr. inur area because we'rell heavy. you can see that from the ydlow an oranges. this is through maryland. urbana getti heavy rain and we're seeing heavy rain coming up through loudoun county. that will continue to move through maryland.es expect w of heavy rain throughout the day today and tomorrow with the moistureeed stretching back down through florida. flash flood watch in effect through tomorrow morning. could see another five inches. >> tt's your latest weather. ladies, by the way, you're going to see a side of craig melvin you have nevereen before in the next hur. >> here is the thing. >> a hint. >> nohint. no hint. i will tell you this, al roker is a national treasure, undeniable. savannah, hoda, if people knew the real al roker he would not be a national treasure. >> you're going to see. >> he would not be. >> you're going to see what this guy -- you give him a clam h and some sand, it's ugly. >> wow. >> the worst of me. >> that's right. >> not going toak that bait. not taking t

craig. countdown to the high court. after phone callsnd interviews with top candidates, the president and vice president spent time together friday night at mr. trump's bedminster, new jersey, home and we're told that choosing a supreme court nominee was expected to be part of their dinner conversation. plugging h next pick -- >> as you know, there's now a vacancy on the supreme court. >> repter: the president drummed up interest for his decision as a televised event. >> and if you tune in monday at 9:00, i think you're going tbe extremely happy with the selection, right? and they're all great. ey're all great. >> reporter: a supreme final four. two of retiring justice anthony kennedy's former clerks are in the running, brett kavanaugh and raymond kethledge.ls kavanaugh a has political experience as a top aide to george wbush. >> i believe my white house experience made me a more knowledgeable judge certainly and also a more independent judge. >> reporter: amy coney barr a devout catholic, is considered a favorite among religious conservatives. and thomas hardiman, who l s in the fio when the president chose neil gorsuch last year. beyond th