bill for pennsylvania. we cannot comprehensively address our workforce involvement system without fixing -- development system without fixing our criminal justice system. [applause] gov. wolf: tens of thousands of pennsylvanians are shut out of our workforce, or they are underemployed because of mistakes they made in their past. families are being denied providers. employers are being denied skilled workers. we have already past clean slate legislation right here. we need to go farther. we need to make our criminal justice system more equitable and fair while helping people who have made amends enter the workforce. even as we work on this budget, we also have to improve reentry programs and make it easier for those who have done their time to succeed in the workforce and their daily lives. our challenge demands and all hands on deck approach. asksbudget proposal itself business leaders, educators, students, workers to address the challenge of renewing our prosperity for another generation. in my inaugural a

the mission of the pennsylvania national guard is to ensure the pennsylvania national guard is fully funded, manned, equipped, and trained to perform their federal and state missions. that also includes ensuring that members and veterans have the benefits that they have earned. mr. speaker, the pennsylvania national guard mostly hails from the commonwealth and they are prepared to serve the nation at a moment's notice. in fact, pennsylvania guard personnel provided extraordinary support to areas affected by the disastrous 2018 hurricane season. they offered aviation support, restored lines of communication, and lent a helping hand to the fellow americans in their time of need. more than 1,000 guard members assisted in the domestic operations including snowstorms and funds. in 2018, guard members were deployed throughout the world in support of operations. they also participated in training events at home and abroad to enhance readiness. as part of the its federal mission, approximately 1,000 pennsylvania national guard personnel deployed throughout the world in 2018, in support of op

he arrived in pennsylvania in 1741 from ireland. he had no formal education, but he quickly set out on the frontier and became probably the most prosperous indian trader in pennsylvania. most maps of colonial pennsylvania note croghan's home in it. it was one of the central places anybody traveling west would visit. and then he became a colonel during the french and indian war because the british realized that he would be very effective in trying to maintain alliances with native americans. and then afterwards, he's appointed diplomat. but the thing about croghan, he never lost his instincts as a trader, so part of this mission had a little bit of self-interest in it as well, and that's where croghan got himself into a little trouble. what the british is they gave croghan $2,000 pounds worth of goods. they said, we recognize we need to display our sincerity to native americans through gift-giving. here's 2000 pounds. go buy some goods. what he realized is that the pounds was a paltry sum. he formed a shell company, partnered with on

right now pennsylvania is looking at what is best for pennsylvania.o make every usual political issue and not a policy issue and when you go away from good policy and politics it is not good for america. heather: what is next in this process and what do you hope congress can do to come together to fix the situation? >> when put into an emergency situation they can put these things into effect. i have been there for eight years, the immigration problem has been a problem since day one. getting people to come up with policy for all-america and not a political battle, policy over politics. if you can do that stay on course, look what is best for the people you represent. i represent 750,687 people in western pennsylvania and northwestern pennsylvania. it's not what is best for me but what is best for them. protecting the american people, that is job one. if we can't look at the emergency situation on the borders i am telling people you need to stop running for office to get elected looking for power and not looking for good policy. heather: you had been

sherrill: thank you to the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, for five minutes. mr. aramendi: i thank you, speaker. i ask for five minutes of time to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, yesterday, the house overwhelmingly passed the natural resources management act, including a provision sponsored by senator feinstein and myself that would establish california's first national heritage area. the sacramento-san joaquin delta national heritage area. i want to thank my house colleagues from california, representatives matsui, deshaun yea, mcnerney, lofgren, bera for their support as co-sponsors of the sacramento-san joaquin delta national heritage area act, h.r. 357. i also want to thank chairman grijalva of the natural resources committee for bringing the bipartisan public lands bill to the floor of the house following

police say a command level officer from the 6th distrast station near the intersection of pennsylvania and minnesota avenues southeast when he heard four to six gunshots near the bus stop. he found people trying to help a little girl who w injured, officials say not by gunfire but possibly by broken glass. >> we do believe that the shooting happened here at pennsylvania and minnesota avenue, and as a result the victims fled to sheety and ty were able toocate -- or the locations in the 6th district. it was very unfortunate someone would do such a horrific act with these many people out at the location. at nearby liquor store has least two cameras mounted outside. police are trying to determine if they captured images of the suspects. the bus stop is one of the busiest in the city. even r ih hour its busiest sme. >> theyhot up the bus stop? >> reporter: the closure of an outbound lane of pennsylvania avenue for the police investigation created a ng miles-raffic backup. police say there is a strong possibility that someone who wan driving d pennsylvania avenue at the time the shooting sta

no traffic on pennsylvania avenue. it is completely shut down as he pennsylvania up avenue, across independence to the house chamber, arriving shortly before 9:00. speech getting underway a few minutes after 9:00 p.m. eastern time. [indiscernible chatter] ♪ steve: despite the tight security, there are protesters at capitol hill. they are kept at a distance. you can see some of the "impeach trump" signs and disgruntled federal workers here. not a huge crowd. they seem to be relatively quiet. capitol hill police making sure there kept a distance from the tight security inside the u.s. capitol. you also saw moments ago from the white house as the president and first lady prepared to leave. the president spending time this afternoon fine-tuning his speech, using what the white house called his black sharpie to market up one more time. steve miller has been a huge force behind the speech. they have been working on at the last couple weeks. the president spending time this weekend in mar-a-lago to help fine-tune the speech.

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the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to discuss the issue facing americans across the nation. the opioids crisis. the 2018 national drug threat assessment, a comprehensive guide published by the drug enforcement administration indicates that illegal drugs -- drug use continues to rise. it cites mexican transnational criminal organizations as america's greatest enemy in the war against drugs. while these criminal organizations are bringing a wide variety of illegal drugs across our southern border, i'm particularly worried about their role in spreading the opioid crisis. thousands of pounds of opioids are smuggled across our southern border every year. just last year the d.e.a. seized more than 17,000 pounds of heroin in the united states, about 39% of this was seized at the southern border. another opioid that has devastated communities across america is fentanyl. as we started to understand the scope of the epoid crisis facing our nation,

state, that ise just pennsylvania and some of what is at stake. hundreds of more projects are under threat, those that have been evaluated and voted on as signed into law. these projects have enormous impact on our national readiness. the president made promises to our military and we have no plans to break them. for all of his talk the presidential little regard for the people who keep america safe. president trump forced those pay.e to work without thate aims to take money does not belong to this president, to gratify his ego, to build a wall that mexico was supposed to pay for. this country operates according to the rule of law. when leaders operate outside the rule of law, they do lasting damage. america can't afford it, congress won't allow it. i yield back to the distinguished speaker. again, and: recognition of congressman castro, and the support he has gathered with so many of our members showing up, mr. hoyer referenced going to the border. i tell you this. in laredo each year, they ahve the m -- they have the most beautiful celebration o

liz: congressman dan meuser of pennsylvania. >>> striking back at the empire state.ng in 17 minutes, the loss of those s.a.l.t., the state and local tax deductions, putting high-tax states in the fiscal crosshairs. will governor andrew cuomo's faceoff with president trump in just the last hour do anything to help keep credit analysts saying i heart new york? charlie's about to break it next on "countdown." the dow is up 360, the s&p better by 34. ♪ ♪ voya helps them to and through retirement... dealing with today's expenses... while helping plan, invest and protect for the future. so they'll be okay? i think they'll be fine. voya. helping you to and through retirement. ♪ ♪ liz: we have referenced that new york governor andrew cuomo was at the white house in the last about hour taking the state and local tax deduction battle to the very top. the gop tax reform literally pouring salt on the wounds of high income earners and putting the fiscal health of high-tax states like new york on the line, according to governor cuomo. we bring in charlie gasparino. >> okay, we've

when you get closer to pennsylvania, it a wet snow event at this point in time. temperatures are hoveringust around or just slightly above the freezimarkee ining mark of . 32 in leesburg, 35, fredericksburg. not a big range in temperatures, but close enough to where we could have some troubles. and road chemicals workfe ively at these temperatures. and with a lot of moisture coming down, i think this will mainly be wet road problem for your monday. more about how this snowll even accumulate for tomorrow. that's coming up. >>> good morning, chuck. looking the road a situation in laurel, southbound 95 before crash investigation, activities on the shoulder there, waiting for the lanes are open, looks better than it did, a couple minutes ago. we h volume still. upper marl bro, croom road. someels this morning. northbound is nice and open. 270 right now, 70 down to the spur, 61 miles per hour going to get you there in 29 minutes. nothing in the way on 270 northbound also looking good. >> melissa,ha you. >>> news 4 crews were out late into the night, justno as the s st

the pledge of allegiance will now be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in disappointment that once again the federal government is nearing another debt limit. our national debt is a record $22 trillion. i blame both parties for this reckless and immoral burden that has been placed on our children. we do not have a taxing problem in congress, we have a spending problem in congress. comb comb -- mr. comer: both parties have lacked fiscal responsibility over the past four decades. both parties have operated in deficits when they were in power. mr. speaker, it will ta

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host: let's go to carl from pennsylvania. glastris,is paul editor in chief of the washington monthly. caller: good morning. it is funny about this whole issue. i remember back early when obama and people in the democratic party viewed rural america as bitter clingers. the problem i have with democrats, not only are they not interested in addressing the issues that might be important to us in rural areas, but when we try to talk about the issues that are interesting to us, we are branded as racist and all the rest of it. now as rural people are struggling, we are told how we have privilege and all kinds of this silliness that comes out of the academic community. i see the democrats offering little more than identity politics. i see the democrats, it seems they are more concerned about illegal immigrants than the citizens of this country. host: we will get a response. fair: i don't think it is to say they have not offered ideas for rural america. there is a big chunk of her role america that does not have high-speed broadband a

that's true in pennsylvania so far as well. tipster is concerned that she might be harming herself again at this time. folks who have studied tip lines say they have a lot of promise,u there's not a lot of evidence they've stopped school violence. how do you respond to that? >> here's what i know, inow that we've been doing this for three weeks. i know that we've gotten almost 2400 tips. i know that 900 of them were life safety tips. people didn't have an outlet to isgo to before to share th information. now they do. >> reporter: and shapiro points out they did receive a tip, about a possible school shooting. the tip came from two middle school students in the hazleton district. city police chief jerry speziale. >> in the middle of the night, a safe2say tip came in that there is a 14 year old boy who is going to come in tomorrow and sht the school up. >> reporter: officers headed to the student's home. >> the officers were able to see this .45 caliber glock loaded fully, on a nightstand, t accessibthat juvenile. >> reporter: th

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could get 2 to 4 inches near the pennsylvania border. that's from sundow tonight until sunrise tomorrow. we'll be in weather alert mode the next couple days. the sun will come back. thursday is the best day of the week. unfortunately, rain moves in time forriday night. >> i don't love that. thursday is looking good. in dumfries, two problems. as you head northbound, both of them is something you'll run into. northbound, in the dale city truck scale. left lane blocked by a crash. and the exit for dumfries, accident on theig side. 270, shady grove road, looking good. roadhi are just wet morning but can be slick. be careful. mt. airy, a crash involving two tractor-trailers. inner loop and outer loop of the beway, okay. the pink and green, the rain falling. 270,o problems there. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, lookinod listen to wtop 103.5 whenou hop in your car. >>> valentine's day is thursday, this thursday. have you brought your loved one a giftyet? we look at how much money people are spendg on their valentine this year. >> watch "ellen" this

i'm glad you showed pennsylvania. with the first or second most gerrymandered state in the nation -- we are the first or second most gerrymandered state in the nation. we had three congressional 13-5, 13-5, 13-5. the supreme court finally had enough of it and changed the districts. it is now nine and nine in a state that republicans very seldom get 50% of the vote in. they also rigged local elections through the state legislature and hold a huge advantage and again in the state, they very seldom get 50% of the vote. i would like to comment on your voterest that just said id laws don't cut down on participation. this date passed a voter id law in 2012 which was later overruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court. 890he state's own figures, 5000 registered voters in the state would not have been able to vote under that legislation. the speaker of the pennsylvania house, a republican, was caught on tape gloating to his friends how they passed this law so republicans can win elections in the state. host: we will g

there be a couple of inches of snow near the pennsylvania border. that's for tonight tomorrow morning. for today, it's mostly about the mix this morning. everybody changes over to just a cold rain today. but, again, melissa, just barely above the freezing mark. you need to bundle up and have everything you need to and dry today. >> it's cold out there this morning.>> new problem as we look at 95 in maryland. had an issue, southbound216. that's cleared in laurel. northbound 95, near av198, a crash reported. we're going to keep an eye on that and see how that changes things potentially this morning. all of this pink over the road, showing you where we have the precipitation falling. some sleet, snow, rain. chuck is telling us, it depends where you are. upper marlboro, southbound.is den the roadway there, causing delays. southbound, northbound, nothing is in your way. 66 looks good. so does 95. 66, you can see, weave a snowy mix falling. 95 southbound, after quantico, a small delay th e. >> thayou. >>> get ready for a dicey commute, depending on where

dean of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 145, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. dean, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. ms. dean: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chair. i will claim as much time as i may consume. i rise to offer an amendment to h.r. 8, the bipartisan background checks act. my amendment clarifies that those of risk of committing suicide would be exempt from the background check requirement in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm. specifically, this legislation amends the bill to insert the line quote, including harm to self, family, household members, or others, end quote. to the list of instances when a person is exempt from the background check requirement and may temporarily transfer away a firearm for safe keeping. the spirit of this long overdue legislation is to save lives. and i urge my colleagues to support my amendment which will further achieve this g

march them into pennsylvania and subdue the rebellion. the 1st rebellion that washington faced conformed to law. a 2nd crisis was invasions by indian tribes in southern states, again, a significant crisis certainly if you were in the south, washington complied with statutes, enacted by congress anb, he did not claim that the president could do whatever he wanted to do to deal with this crisis, he specifically told governors it's for congress to decide whether to wage war, not my decision. and the final crisis also took place in pennsylvania, it's the yellow fever crisis, i don't know much about leather yellow fever, i don't even know why it's called yellow fever, but thousands of people died in pennsylvania, due to this fever. and congress was set to meet in philadelphia, and the president had this query for his cabinet members, and for james madison who wasn't in his cabinet for jonathan who was the speaker of the house, under the constitution, i can summon congress on extraordinary occasions. can i summon them elsewhere? can i summon th

congressman john joyce, a republican of pennsylvania, representing the 13th district decided to join politics after running a dermatology practice with his wife for 25 years. how did you get into politics? representative joyce: it is a new event for me. i've been it physician all my professional life. and last year the opportunity became available with an open seat. many of my patients came to me asking me to address their issue regarding health care, increasing prescription costs, deductibles. i often had a concern about how patients were able to afford this. they asked me to step up. with consideration and with prayer, i took the next step, and after some serious deliberation, we entered into the race to represent what is the new pennsylvania 13th district. >> why prayer? representative joyce: my background is faith-based. i haven't done anything in my life without prayer. my wife and i reach out to that. i pray on a daily basis for my family, for my patients, and for our country. this is a big step. i practiced medicine. i graduated from medical school in 1983 and i practiced medi

she continues to work in pennsylvania as a physician. and i am in washington and trying to get home to the district every weekend. so for the first time, professionally, for the first time personally, we're not together during the week. fortunately for cell phones and facetime we're able to overcome that to a huge degree. >> and when you won what was her reaction? mr. joyce: amazing enthusiasm. she knew our district wanted a fresh face. they wanted someone from outside of government. they wanted someone who could address health care as a big concern. they wanted someone who would look face on into the opioid crisis. someone who understood what impact that had on families. what responsibility physicians shouldered for the opioid crisis. we had many discussions about that. again, she has been the guiding force to let me address those issues and encourage me to take this next step. >> many of the new democratic members pointed to the 2016 presidential election as the reason why they decided to run for public office. one of them is kim schri

weapon in pennsylvania have not only the nix system but we have a robust overlay, the pennsylvania instant check system. and i will ask at the end of my time, mr. chairman, for unanimous consent to put in a report of the 2017 picks annual report showing the ef case cyst two systems. here's some of the numbers. between its inception in 1990 eight, this is run by the pennsylvania state police heroically, franklin, with such duty and care. since its inception till 2017, picks referred more than 26,000 investigations were responsible for more than 7,000 arrests, almost 4,000 convictions as a result of prohibited purchasers attempting to purchase. and failing background checks. and of those, picks has been responsible for the apprehension of more than 2,200 individuals with active arrest warpts. warrants. so for those who would have you believe the bad guys aren't ever going to try to buy a gun, nonsense. utter nonsense. the good news about the picks system is it does not suffer the charleston loophole. instead of a default when we can't get an answer of a yes or no, a default to okay, we'll se

the latest state to jump onboard is pennsylvania.ial correspondent, lisaf stark,r partner "education week," went to see how it's t,rking, for our weekly education segmenaking the grade. >> reporter: inside this cramped, temporary office, sits the nerve center of pennsylvania's new eff make schools safer. >> hi ryan, this is dawn at the safe to say program. >> reporter: here 24/7, analystp are handlingfrom the state's safe2say something program. barely a month o, the program encourages students, teachers, parents to report threats of violence, self-harm, any safety concern, anonymously, through a cellphone app, 800 number or website. >> could you please check on her well being. >> reporter: the pennsylvania legislature approved the e program, and nry school in the state, public and private, must sign on. attorney general josh shapiro's office is in charge. >> students have a right in this smmonwealth and in this country to go to school ine environment. one of the things we've learned inaw enforcement is often times the best way to kee

because that's how he won the white house, michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania.ed out the republican and the governor chair and they put a democrat in in november. that -- he can see the writing on the wall, that he's losing these key states that are now going back to turning blue. and so he knows that that's -- that he should be thinking about michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania, but how is he going to -- you know, in the town where i live up in northern michigan, it's a coast guard town. it's one of the big coast guard stations for the great lakes. and there are so many people affected by this in ways i think that people were surprised. when you and others would show it on the news here. going to food pantries and not being able to pay the bills and getting eviction notices and things like that. who would have thought -- why would anybody serving this country ever have to worry -- >> a government employee has to do that, call into these shows and el us how they were going to miss their mortgage payments. how they couldn't get food. it's unbelievable. i had a t

his father introduced then six year old christian's was first club the pennsylvania classics. his first coach steve klein still was haunted by setting the local youth into a big talent as he did with christine. and off i would say was introverted but you definite was a little bit on the quiet side but it was more about him just being focused even on the young ages or focused on want to be a soccer player. but once you're around him or on a personal level as duff and are a function. like to joke around playing table tennis with lead paint ball you know . that young christian had plenty of talent was clear to his coach from the start. yeah i mean we always knew early on he was a special player. you never know how special someone will be but at a younger age he had very good vision as a soccer player eight nine years old you can see he was going to be a very good player and i would say once he was thirteen or fourteen and he thought this kid may be a pro. football is fun but school's a must christians daily routine began in the classroom with dave yanks for example his math teach

i have to wait until the pennsylvania legislature passes a new statute. it's a familiar complaint, right? whatever crisis authority congress would give the president, there's always the temptation on the part of the executive to say, i need even greater crisis authority. what you've given me isn't enough. it's hemmed in by restrictions, too many restrictions, and i need more. and that's essentially what the state governors were saying. but it's important for our purposes, because it suggests the state governors knew that by virtue of the state constitutions alone, they did not have authority to seize property, suspend the privilege of the writ, order military trials, et cetera. and that's notwithstanding, again, the grants of executive power and the fact that many governors were commanders in chief. what about the national government? well, as i told you, as you know, george washington was the first -- was the only commander in chief of the continental army, appointed in 1775 by congress. he had -- he operated under the same disabilities. he could not sei

not just the popular vote, but win pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan.t heam, who's that person that right now, tonight could crush donald trump. >> do you think that's more important than taking positions on things? we knew that health care was one of the biggest issues to american voters in the last election. everyone's staking out a position on health care. a lot of them are coming out on the side of single pair health care. you think who can crush donald trump will be the single most important question? >> i think it will be. health care, tax the rich, raise the minimum wage. and mass encarceration. all these things that are essentially being pushed by the new progressive democrats in the house, that's what i -- i wish -- it's too bad that you have to be 35 to be president. put that in the constitution. the founding fathers, because died at 38 or 40 back then. we need to lower that. if that was lowered to 30. >> all right. alexandria ocasio-cortez, is that where you're going with this? >> she just has to be 30 by the time -- >> everyone can out progr

john joyce, a epublican of pennsylvania, representing the 13th district politics after dermatologist.ow did you get into politics? last year the opportunity became available with an open seat. to me my patients came asking me to address their issue health care, increasing prescription costs, deductibles, and i was concerned how patients were able to afford this. they asked me to step up. with consideration and with step, , i took the next and after some serious deliberation, we entered into represent what is 13th district. >> why prayer? done anything without prayer. my wife and i reach out to that. daily basis for my family, for my patients, and for the country. step.is a big i practiced medicine. i graduated from medical school and i practiced medicine for years. i practiced in many different fields. was in academic medicine at john's hopkins an assistant professor. i worked at the united states as a civilian physician during desert storm and desert shield. worked in the private sector with an incredible partner mshgs wife, for the last 25 years. >> prayer is your background. explai

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last night he we heard a tremendous state of the union address from president trump. expressed confidence and hope for the future of this great nation. our economy is growing. thanks in part to historic tax reform, there are currently more than seven million job openings. that truly is the land of opportunity. we must continue to support smart policies that will expand opportunities for all americans. mr. speaker, i agree with president trump, together we can break decades of political stalemate and choose greatness over gridlock. we can can work together for the common good. to improve our outdated infrastructure, to protect american workers, to provide a check against the high cost of health care, prescription drugs . to secure our borders, and, yes, to fix our broken immigration system. as a nation, we have a right to secure our borders. as president trump stated, tolerance for illegal immigration is not

host: john from pennsylvania, republican line. our first call for molly o'toole of "the los angeles times." caller: california spends over $20 billion to take care of illegals. texas bends over $10 billion to take care of illegals. and you people, the democrats and liberals, are worried about $5.7 billion for a wall? that doesn't make sense. host: if someone gets a detention bed, what services are they entitled to? guest: there are laws in the united states about obligations

i think in pennsylvania, for example, it's extremely hypocritical the state of pennsylvania sponsored, sells, taxes and promotes alcohol in their own state store system. it's not a private system. the government runs the alcohol sale system in pennsylvania. to be recoiled at somehow marijuana should not be even talked about when it's effective in treating people with opioid addiction. i think that's -- we saw in massachusetts -- even from a revenue standpoint, pennsylvania -- no one wants to raise taxes. they signed the pledge how many years ago and they will never raise taxes, even if there's a major calamity. you don't have to raise taxes by legalizing recreational marijuana. you have a revenue stream that would make sense. people are buying it. i saw in massachusetts when they opened the first recreational spot, everybody in line was my age or older. all these vietnam veterans. they were lining up. it's crazy to have a system where you sell alcohol and you turn your nose up at the cannabis part of it. safe injection sites are difficult. the first thing that happens -- our u.s. atto

scanlon: mary gay scanlon, pennsylvania fifth. women in the pennsylvania delegation. we have solidarity. we now have 96 women in the democratic delegation. we're wearing white in honor of the suffragists. june 4 of this year will be the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment through congress. i'm wearing a pin that was worn by alice paul who was one of the suffragists who graduated from a college in my district. it was given to her after she chained herself to the white house fence demanding a right to vote. this is an ongoing struggle. we're not here to play. we're here to be serious. we're serious about making a better world for the people we represent, for the children who follow us. we are hearing that the president has a message of unity and bipartisanship. we just ask him to have his actions match his words. i mean, if he says unity but then demands a wall that literally disrupts unity or continues with divisive rhetoric, then, you know, bipartisanship and unity has to go both ways. reporter: yes, ma'am, in the back. ivanka trump has been more fo

how hackers put an entire pennsylvania town at risk.ou >>> y get a shot, you get a shot. the queen of dayme tv gives fans a night they'll never forget. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm richard lulu wee. thepa iots' dynasty lives on thanks to a defensive showcase against the rams iner s bowl liii. quarterback tom brady cemented his legacy as the greatest of all-time, becomingst the fir nfl player in htory to ever win six championships. but the night did not start so well for him >> brady's pass -- it's intercepted! it's picked off on his first throw by littleton. >> yeah, that was his first pass, picd off. but jared goff and the l.a. offense failed to capitalize on that big rnover, which quickly turned into the theme of the game. both teams' defense played lights-out. pats finally got on the board in the second to take a 3-0 lead going into the thhalf. rams tied it up with a 53-yarder in the third. for the first time ever, a super bowl went into the fourth quarter with zero touchdowns. >> first and goal. running it for the touchd

. >> reporter: his nearly 4,000 mile from pennsylvania began when he was molested by a priest at age ten. he's been an out spoken advocate after a pennsylvania granted jury report last summer found about 300 catholic clergy had sexually abused more than 1,000 children. he met with high ranking bishops and 11 other sex abuse survivors to ask for zero tolerance which would weed out not only predator priests but those who protected them. >> that was a long meeting. it was not disrespectful but it was not reverant in any way. >> reporter: how likely do you think it is you're going to get there changes you're requesting? >> i think i have a better chance at hitting the powerball. >> reporter: during an unprecedented summit set to begin tomorrow. >> i want to hear the results. this is the starting point for me. >> reporter: as a reminder of his mission, he brought photos to give to the bishop of four victim whose died by suicide. >> i kept my promise. they're in the vatican now. the message is from their parents are in the vatican now. >> reporter: pope will give opening remarks tomorrow m

it is being bent and pennsylvania, they should arrive by the end of the month. it will involve the installation elements as well, with the final installation by june 1st, and that is what that small little number is showing, his june 1st at the end of that put -- particular. as we work through that, the shoring will be removed. that will be one of the items from a public standpoint. during that time period, the shoring will be removed to the condition they were. moving onto the other areas building wide to, the reevaluation, basically it well -- once the repairs go in, you will also have a stitch back, a summer calling it, but you have to put back the ceilings, put back the fireproofing and it will continue -- we will continue to make note of it once the repairs are in. we still have to do that to get everything back to the way it was. the next item, the project team building review, that is ongoing now. i keep referencing a graphic that will be the next one that will explain what they are working on, and the peer review, as a way of efficiency, we have been inc

i am joined by a republican who is not afraid to challenge his president, pennsylvania senator pat toomey. >>> then a deadline for u.s.-china trade talks is also fast approaching. we the ig into how that entire continent will reshape our world. we also ask the future of asia joins us. >>> plus -- ♪ what a wonderful world. >>e >>eeeeee stri -- striking up tho stephen colbert is taking a beat to broadway. [ music playing ] -- striking u stephen colbert is taking a beat to broadway. [ music playing ] -- striking u stephen colbert is taking a beat to broadway. [ music playing ] music playing ]s taking a beat >>> welcome to the program, everyone, i'm christiane amanpour in london. will it be shutdown, the sequel? hopes are fading fast for a deal to avoid the second government shutdown in less than a month after congressional talks broke down over the weekend. it means that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed again this friday. the point of contention is, well the same. migration and the border wall. democrats are demanding limits on the number of unauthorized immigrant

headquartered in cab bot, pennsylvania, butler county. they provide high quality, high precision manufacturing solutions in various markets, employs more than 500 individuals. since 1971, they have provided quality products and established itself as an industry leader. it is an honor to have mr. jones here this evening. i look forward to the president's address. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today i would just like to give thanks to be able to be here at this state of the union. to hear about what our wonderful nation is doing. such an honor to be here and to have the opportunity to be present during one of these state of the unions. but, mr. speaker, most importantly i want to recognize the men and women w

uple romarl at pennsylvania avenue. that crash is hanging around.s for your travel times, 66 inbound, going 31 miles per o hour, becau the problem we just mentioned towards the 95 north, quantico, going 49 miles per hour. 270, going 32 miles per hour. and the top of the 6beltway, miles per hour on the outer loop. listen to wtop when y hop in your car today. >> thank you, melissa. >>> it's considered one of the best films of the ngar, win the academy award. we're talking about "green book." >> did you know there's one actor in that film that has ties to this area.ji this iklock. he's an actor in hollywood. also, a part-time stafford county deputy sheriff. he played a police officer in the movie. the stafford county police -- the sheriff's office,te congratu him on facebook for playing a difficult character that helped open the audience's eyes to the prejudice at existed at that time during history. >> what a cool thing to be a part of. >>> four things to know. virginia's first lady is accused of being racially insensitive. "the washington post" repor

when news 4 arrived at the scene, a bullet off of a bus stop on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. that area is roped o by police tape. detectives say between 20 and 30 people were at the plbus stop a the time when a man opened fire into that crowd. and when asked, if this could have been worse, here's what the police commander had to say. >> thi plus stop has about 20 people waiting to go home. it's unfair that someone would do ts kind of act with this many people at that location. >> reporter: we have four victims. four men that were shot. on girl that was injured by broken glass. the suspect, heoas able get away on wood. they're hoping that surveillance video in the area will catch him and that crime in progress. live outside d.c. police headquarters. >> thank you, justin. >>> that wasn' only shooting last night. another in northwest, where one person was shot at colombia road and orgia avenue. >>> it is the state of the union that almost didn't happen. but tonight, the government is open and fully funded, at least for now. and president trump will deliver an address to the join

rj harrison harrisburg, pennsylvania. good to see you both. first to you, rj. of this lowering of the expectation? the president almost declared victory when he came back from the last summit and the north koreans have lied about those things and gone back on the promises they haven't lied about. >> right there is the answer. the president is smart enough to know we have to proceed with caution. everything has to be verified. we made deals with these people before before the current regime and only to have them disintegrate. i do think we have to tread lightly and you think he's going to come back with an absolute deal and what have you are tall orders right now. leland: richard, are you on the same page with that? >> things for having me again, leland. as i can add to the weather report will quickly come or that a couple feet of snow recently in the genus absolutely incredible. leland: good to know. >> i think what the president needs to do before he goes to vietnam is decide who's the national director of intelligence. he needs to be on the same page as dan c

the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the story that was shared about the woman working in that school district. we probably have all those stories when we think back to our school experiences, elementary or high school about individuals who weren't necessarily teachers but were very ininfluential and setting a very example to be followed in so many different ways. that's why i'm so pleased to be able to support this piece of legislation. i have had the privilege and honor to be in our schools that are recognized with blue ribbon schools, schools to watch. and those are wonderful. they are wonderful not because of what has been accomplished, but they become an inspiration to other schools to strive for and to achieve. what this piece of legislation does, mr. speaker, is to take it down to the staff level. because we know the most valuable resource and asset that we have in our schools are people. not necessarily the classroom or anything that's physical like that, but it's the teachers, the faculty, the staff

, for example, it's extremely hypocritical that the state of pennsylvania sponsors, sells, taxes and promotes alcohol in their own state store system, it's not even a private system, the government runs the alcohol sales system in pennsylvania and then to be -- recoil that somehow marijuana should not be even talked about when it is effective in treating people with opioid addiction. i think that that's -- i mean, and we saw in massachusetts -- and even from a revenue standpoint, you know, pennsylvania no one wants to raise tax toss pay for education for infrastructure or transportation because, you know, they signed that grover norquist pledge how many years ago and they will never raise taxes in any circumstances even if there is a major calamity. you don't have to raise taxes by realizing recreational marijuana, you can get a revenue stream that would make sense because people are buying it underground any way. i saw in massachusetts when they opened the first recreational spot everybody in line was my age or older. all these vietnam veterans with their hats on they were all linin