soledad: give me t l pennsylvania. politically speaking. >> this county flipped from true blue to red in 2016. >> what are the good things he's done for you? >> the economy, boosting people's morale. >> but is the tide turning again in erie? >> there are a lot of people out there who don't want to admit they're voting for donald trump. >> so what's the winning strategy for democrats to reclaim they keystone state in 2020? plus -- staggering student debt. is it the biggest ballot issue in 2020? >> you have your degree, you have a good job or so you think and you still can't get ahead. soledad: i'm soledad o'brien. welcome to matter of fact from philadelphia. behind me is independence hall, the birthplace of the declaration of independence and the constitution. this city holds an important place in american history and this state plays an important role in presidential history. with campaign 2020 now fully underway, the nation's pollsters and pundits turn to a handful of states critical to any candidate's presidential ho

northwest, pennsylvania avenue has reopened. 9th shut down between pennsylvania and constitution. could be like that for some t me because of a shooting investigation. ft. washgton,in ♪ you know reliable pport when you have it, and that dependabilityt yois what we wanto pport give our customers. at comcast, it's my job to constantly monitor our network. prevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is tanya, i work in the network operations center for comcast. simple, easy and awesome.ngs ♪ protect your pet with the #1 name inlea and tick protection. frontline plus. trusted by vets for nearly 20 years. >>> 6:39. we're following eaking news in the district this morning. gunfie in downtown d.c. down a busy part of the city.on >> somee was shot right by the justice department building at 9th and pennsylvania avenue. news4's megan mcgrath joins us now live from tcene with the latest. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the police have reopened some of the roads in the arav and concentrated their attention on just the corner of 9th

he comes from pennsylvania and from the pennsylvania house of representatives where he served five terms. before his first election, he worked for 25 years in a factory producing kitchen cabinets. he also started his own real estate business. his record of hard work and commitment to public service will serve this chamber well. i'm looking forward to working with you, mr. keller, and on behalf of the pennsylvania delegation, i welcome you to the house of representatives and i yield to my good friend and g.t. pennsylvaniaian, thompson. . . mr. thompson: mr. keller is dedicated. he has worked patient atly for everything he's achieved. he grew up in a house at a time where he had no running water or electricity. he went straight from high school to work in a factory and became the manager of that great forest products manufacturer. he then served honorably for eight years in the pennsylvania state house of representatives. his life is reflective of the american dream and it's my privilege to welcome him to the house of representatives today. yield back. the speaker: the gentleman is recogni

biden always playing up scranton, his pennsylvania roots.is campaign headquarters in philadelphia. biden doing the best. but all these other democrats also leading trump in pennsylvania at this early point. as well, trump's approval rating in the state, 42/54. not a number normally you look at and say is good for an incumbent to be at. the one thing to remember, we can show you those head-to-head numbers, we can show you the poor approval rating. i have to show you this, as well. election day 2016, in pennsylvania, the favorable/unfavorable rating for donald trump was 42/56. you didn't want to have that number, either. his opponent was pretty unpopular, too, by election day. it was just enough to allow him to win the state. that was the favorable/unfavorable. job approval, is that more significant? will that keep him from putting together that scenario that he did in 2016? could be the big question in pennsylvania, in other states, and the entire election. >> unbelievable. spent a ton of time in philly, never knew about the hawk. i'm a littl

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. >> reporter: their hometown, wampum, pennsylvania, 40 miles north of pittsburgh, a rural oasis forater lovers and off-roaders. >> it's a heavily wooded area with l ilry l.>> reporter: jordan's childho is filled with typical birthday parties, petting zoos, and pony rides. his dad closely by his side. jordan's grin lighting up his elementary school photos year after year. what was jordan like, what kind of kid was he at 11? >> he was your average 11-year-old kid. all-american child. you know, played sports -- baseball, football -- had friends. >> reporter: this is jordan brown today, now 21, remembering that tender, precious time in his life fondly. what kind of childhood would you say you had up until 11? >> normal, i guess. i had friends always coming over. we used to always play. games, like, video games. >> reporter: and back then, chris was happy, too. working in shipping at a local tableware factory, engaged to a woman he'd known since his teens, kenzie houk. a hairstylist and stay at home mom, and also a single parent. mother of two young girls, 7-year-old jenessa and 4-year-o

pat is a legend in pennsylvania. in world war ii, pat flew 23 bombing missions over berlin and was decorated for his service. upon returning home from the war, pat has been most instrumental in building pennsylvania and in creating opportunities for so many and pat mastered, perhaps originate and continues to practice and preach the politics of inclusion. pat was an official advisor to nine pennsylvania governors and continues to serve as a senior advisor to his cherished pennsylvania state senate. pat's smart, beautiful, kind wife of 65 years, marie, is equally outstanding and beloved, and they have six daughters and 11 grandchildren. not a better friend or mentor could we ask for in our state or our community. mr. speaker, i simply ask that we wish pat solano a very happy birthday and many more and that we thank him for his great service to our country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clark, for five minutes. ms. clark: thank you. three years ago,

miranda shop warner fm pennsylvania died on may 25th. international reports said she died -- initial reports said she died of respiratory failure. the hotel now says she was sick when she arrived and died from a heart attack. her husband told the hotel she d a pre-existing heart condition. nathaniel holmes and cynthia day from prince george's county died five days lateu the case of their deaths was also listed as respiratory failure. ice attorney general of the dominican republow says the investigation into the deaths is not >>> this morning, all hotels in the bominican republic haveeen put on notice by the country's m tistry ofurism to install security cameras in the next60 days or be shut down. it's oot clear if thater is related to these three deaths or another case where a woman s claimshe was assaulted and left for dead at another hotel about 50 miles away. our news partners telemundo 44 is on the ground digging for more informationn the notice. you can watch live reports later today starting on news4 at 4:00. >>> we're also followi

a pennsylvania woman was reported dead last month. that's five days before a maryland couple died, apparently under similar circumstances. ctm lead national correspondent david begnaud is here with more. this is very disturbing. the more you hear, the worse it sounds. do you think the deaths are connected? >> we don't know for sure, gayle, but it's interesting that both the state department and the fbi are looking into it. that's very telling. so you had the pennsylvania woman's family that say she died from the same lung condition as the maryland couple, but we don't yet know how they died. 41-year-old miranda warner was

she formerly served as the allentown,or pennsylvania. >> congresswoman, where were you born? >> tell us why. >> why father was an air force officer and my parents were there at the time that i was born. >> tell us about his service. the airther was in force from the age of 17 when he lide about his age to join until age 55.ed at he went to college on the g.i. and went through officer training school and eventually became an air force pilot. inand he served world war ii? >> and korea, yes. >> what was he doing? bomber pilot. >> what impact did that have on you? he like as a dad? >> he was everything you would expect from a military guy. funny, very extroverted. my friends all loved him, but at home he was very demanding. >> what was childhood like? it? did you learn from >> so we moved constantly. her own career, which she had to constantly reinvent because of my father's career much.ving around so i have a younger sister who's almost eight years younger than and it was difficult because of the moving around, as soon as you make new friends or group, wherever you are, you end

she formerly served in allentown, pennsylvania. where were you born? born on an air force base in germany. my father was an air force officer and my parents were stationed there. tell us about -- >> tell us about his service? wild: he lied about his age to join and retired at the age of 55 and went through the college g.i. bill and went through officer training school and became an air force pilot. and he served in world war ii? wild: and korea. he was a bomber pilot. he was pretty much of a disciplinarian, everything you would expect from a military guy. very funny, extroverted, my friends loved him and at home he was very demanding. what was childhood like? representative wild: we moved constantly. my mother always worked, had her own career which she had to constantly reinvent because of moving around so much. i have a younger sister who is almost eight years younger. it was difficult because of the moving around. it was difficult making new friends are getting in a groove wherever you are. you end up picking up and moving. as an adult i realize it

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. rend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: today i welcome cindy lamb to the capital. she's the winner of the pennsylvania 15th congress canal district, congressional art competition. the annual art competition organized by the congressional institute showcases the art work of high school students from across every congressle district -- congressional district in the country. she just finished up her sophomore year had in high school. her art work titled self is a prisma colored pencil drawing. herer art work was selected by an independent panel of judges from 68 entries. one of the largest group of students who participate in the district's competition. all the winning pieces will be displayed for the year in the cannon tunnel where there will be viewed by members of congress, staff, and visitors to the capitol every day. she and other winners across

that is the comfort station bathroom by the pennsylvania memorial. they're building modern infrastructure. route 30, out by the first aid field, the bathroom there, that's built in the 19 positive's. that's what the ccc workers are doing. they're beautifying monuments, upkeeping monuments. they're protecting or building or upgrading roads. they're doing a lot of the modern infrastructure. here they are in the soldiers national cemetery painting the lafayette fence. remember the one that was first in washington, d.c., the lafayette fence, lafayette field has moved to the hill, and then it's going to be placed in between the soldiers national cemetery and the evergreen cemetery. here they are upgrading it. so if you can drop your cell phone in gettysburg battlefield in 1930's, you would see a very active, engaged park, one that is becoming more modern, reflective of what we see and enjoy today. the en comes what ends great depression, not the new deal, but the second world war. when i was reading through the 1940's, this period of the park, i was wonde

that same margin signaled to upsets in michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, trump won by a combined total of 77, 744. axios is reporting that democratic strategists are predicting that trump might lose the popular vote but might still win the electoral college. one scenario has democrats winning the popular vote by as many as 5 million votes and taking back michigan and pennsylvania in the trump, while trump narrowly holds north carolina, florida and wisconsin. in that scenario, trump wins the white house by one electoral vote. that is a democratic nightmare scenario tweeted out by david wasserman of the coke political report who joins me now. david, what is the swing 0matic? it sounds like something that ron popeeil invented? >> it's actually something invented in 2015 it allows the users to adjust the turnout level to see the impacts that would have on the electoral college. what i was trying to show before the 2016 election which is possible that donald trump could win the white house while losing the popular vote. now, that ended up happening by 3 million votes, donald trump fell shor

small business owners in pennsylvania, as we we re business owners in pennsylvania, as we were just hearinga miller, of course you will be following this story for us from singapore's port over the next few hours. and as the trade continues to make trade tensions continue, we have a special section dedicated to global trade on oui’ section dedicated to global trade on our website. there you can find out absolutely everything to things like the pistachios that have police protection. apparently they are called sicily‘s green gold, they are so called sicily‘s green gold, they are so valuable. also how the united states used fizzy drinks in exchange for russian vodka. how they butted backin for russian vodka. how they butted back in the day at the height of the cold war. and also young people are drinking alcohol free beer and rather interesting, which country drinks the most of it. i think you will be surprised. all that and more on our website. the southern indian city of chennai received some much—needed rain showers over the weekend. it comes after nearly 200 days of no rain leading to a s

we had redistricting in pennsylvania. charlie dent, my predecessor stepped down earlier in the year . the seat was vacant for what was then pennsylvania 15 and iran i ran for that- and the special election was called the same date as the general. so i was running in my old district as well is in my new district, and i was fortunate enough to be successful in both, and because it was a special election i was sworn in immediately. >> what committees are you on? education, labor, ethics. i am on the subcommittee dealing with workforce protections and i/o device chair of the africa international human rights subcommittee. >> up next, representative cindy womenone of the first two from iowa.the house she worked for the state government for many years before running for the third district seat. congresswoman, you are one of from iowa.lected has it sunk in? rep. axne: i am so honored and humbled to represent iowa and the history makers in our state. i once are so happy to see the two of us here. we had an opportunity for her to

the fortunes of york pennsylvania we re the fortunes of york pennsylvania were built on manufacturinge local economy. and it is communities like these that acutely feel the impact of president trump's trade was. bob wilson's business is selling electrical wire and cable. it has been hit by duties it buys overseas and the finished product he felt that excels to his customers. —— the finished product he sells to his customers. it has been put on hold. not knowing what the future might hold, the plans have been put on the shelf. up until last year, bob wilson was a card—carrying republican. he said the party has forgotten its pro— trade routes. republican. he said the party has forgotten its pro- trade routes. we really just don't forgotten its pro- trade routes. we reallyjust don't know what's going to be happening. it seems it changes from day—to—day, depending upon a tweet. the uncertainty is particularly difficult for small companies to weather but york is also home to some big manufacturers who have already said they have been badly hurt by tariffs. so what our businesses are really

15. , underor that because pennsylvania law, a special election had to be called. it was the same day as the general. so i was running in my old district as well as in my new district and i was fortunate enough to be successful at both. i was sworn in immediately. >> what committees are you on? rep. wild: education and labor, foreign affairs, and ethics. i amn education and labor, on the subcommittee dealing with workforce protection and health employment and labor. in foreign affairs, i am vice chair of the africa and international human rights subcommittee. representative sydney asked he -- cindy axne, a representative from iowa. axne, a businesswoman, earned an mba from northwestern university. , you andsswoman axne abby finkenauer are the first two women elected to the u.s. house of representatives from iowa. has that sunk in? rep. axne: first of all, i'm so honored and humbled to represent iowa and be a history maker in our state. iowans are so happy to see the two of us here. we had an opportunity for her to preside over the house as i brought amendments to t

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. hompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize dr. michael mussina. dr. mussina is retiring this week following a distinguished career in academia. he served as head of the department of state's school of associate department at texas a&m university. he's been a great resource when it comes to forest science and a leader in that area. in 2012 -- july, 2012, he led the penn state school of forest resources in the creation of the department of ecosystem, science, and management. he's used his years of experience and knowledge to focus on improving the responsible management of soil and water, healthy forests and a diversity of fish and wildlife species. his work has always been aimed at preserving the beauty of the world around us for all to enjoy. mr. speaker, i thank dr. mussina for his years of service and i wish him well and his wife, suzy, well, all the best in retirement. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the passage of

first up, susan wild, a democrat from pennsylvania who represents the seventh district. she previously served as a solicitor. >> where were you born? rep. wild: i was born on an air force base in germany. father was an air force officer. >> tell us about his service. rep. wild: my father was in the air force from the age of 17 when he lied about his age to join until he retired at the age of 55. he went to college on the g.i. bill and went through officer training school and eventually became an air force pilot. >> he served in world war ii? rep. wild: and korea, yes. >> what was he like as a dad? rep. wild: a disciplinarian. very funny, very extroverted. my friends all loved him but at home, he was very demanding. >> what was childhood like? what did you learn from it? rep. wild: we moved constantly. my mother had her own career that she had to constantly reinvent because of father's career and moving around so much. i have a younger sister who is almost eight years younger than i am. it is difficult to make new friends, get in a groove wherever you are, you end up pick

drove to pennsylvania to clear up an outstanding dui warrant.s later his family was told he was dead. they say his body was returned without several organs including his brain, heart, and throat, leaving them with more questions than answers. cnn's polo sandoval has been following the strange story. polo, the family is still questioning, more than a year later, these autopsy results. >> reporter: they do, over a year later, as you point out, alex, the family of the former army paratrooper and father of two were told their father had died in a prison in york county, pennsylvania. an initial autopsy stated palmer died in an excited state during which, quote, he began hitting his head on a cell door and had to be restrained. the report shows he became agitated because of meth a.m. fete ame methamphetamine toxicity. the manner of death was called undetermined. 14 months later the family said something doesn't add up here. palmer had some history of drug use but not meth, according to his loved ones. the 41-year-old's body was returned to the family

deanf pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 46, 0 the gentlewoman from pennsylvania,s. dean, and a member opposed each wi control five minutes. ms. dean: i yield myself such time as i may consume. this amendment would increase the funds for community development financial institutions. people with disabilities and their families face a range of financial challenges that often go unappreciated. in particular they encounter financial service, accumulating wealth, a and obtaining financi to buy a home, pay for an education, start a business, or buy an accessible vehicle. just this morning i met with my friend and constituent peter and his family. peter has a disability and has all kinds of important aspirations for himself. people with disabilities also face obstacles participating in work force. on average they earn less than those without disabilities. at the same time people with disabilities face higher debt-to-income ratios. and greater expenses. and they are more likely to be unbanked

wait, isn't there fracking in pennsylvania?alabama, and florida. it's everywhere. don't sit on your couch feeling sorry for these people calling them heros. we have to and fix these issues in our own neighborhood. change has always started with the individuals, the individuals who fight and all out the injustice to make change, who risk themselves for future generations because they know have to have clean air and water is an essential basic human right. ♪ >>> protesters packed the streets of hong kong. another long day of demonstrations demanding the government scrap a controversial extradition bill. >>> plus, they're all fighting for a chance at number 10, but the top tory candidate was missing from the very first debates. we will tell you why boris johnson skipped out on a chance to face his rivals. >>> plus, a major power failure across multiple countries, but still no word how such a massive outage left parts of south america in the dark. >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers joini

there are unused beds at facilities in my home state of pennsylvania and in texas. and many refugee children have sponsor, family members, available here. but they're being denied access. prior to coming to congress, i represented immigrants and asylum seekers who by definition lawfully enter this country seeking refuge. i can confidently say that international law is being violated on a daily basis by this administration and it has abandoned long-standing legal norms for processing asylees with the apparent purpose of exacerbating the crisis for political gain. i agree we need to send additional resources to relieve the inhumane conditions affecting refugees at our border but we also have a esponsibility to make sure those resources are not misused to worsen, rather than relieve, this crisis. therefore i urge that we support the border relief bill that is before us, which will provide resources to relieve the crisis and improve the health and well being innocent children while allowing transparency and oversight. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has

let's start with chester, pennsylvania, 19013.le the average life expect an answer in america is 7, the sfaekt answers in chester is 69. but up the road in the more affluent swarthmore, 190 1, the life expectancy is 81. if you live here and you're rich and let's be real whiter, get rewarded with three extra years on the planet. if you've got more melanin and you're poor, racism docks you nine years. >> we allow government to grant permits and a permit is nothing more than a license to pollute. you get all these what they call locally unwanted land uses or lulus placed over there. once you get one, it's easy 0g get two. one pore won't make a difference but oftentimes it will make a difference. >> you say you called them lulus. >> locally unwanted land use. >> sounds so cute when you say lu lu. >> ain't nothing cute about being poisoned. >> yeah. do you have hope. >> i have lots of hope. i've been doing this a long time. this is a marathon relay. you run 26 miles, pass it off. that's how i think we can take these issues and take it

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, r. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and service of alan "al" pingy. he passed away tuesday, april 23, at home. he was mcking county commissioner and i flew a flag over the capitol to be presented to his family and colleagues. prior to becoming commissioner, he was part of the bradford professional firefighters and retired as captain in 1988. he then served as bradford township supervisor, 11 years as chairman. he enlisted in the u.s. marine corps and honorably discharged as a corporal in september, 1970. mr. speaker, al pingy has served his nation and community. above all else, he was family man, a loving husband of 36 years to his wife, deborah, and father to his four children, andy, scott, jeff, and jody. he was a grandfather, a brother, and a friend to many, and we remember al pingy for his exceptional service to others. ay he rest in peace. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize june as national dairy month. dairy products like milk contai

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, madam chair. madam speaker, tuesday morning i had the honor of being in harrisburg, pennsylvania, at the state capital to speak about my bill, whole milk for healthy kids act. the house agriculture and rural affairs committee at the legislature posted a panel to discuss my legislation that would increase milk options in school lunch rooms across the country. later that morning, we gathered in the capitol rotunda with state lawmakers and representatives of the dairy industry. dairy farm families from throughout the commonwealth of pennsylvania to rally in support of putting whole milk back in our schools. madam speaker, dairy products like milk contain nine essential nutrients that can can help reduce your risk of high blood pressure and certain cancers. it's healthful with weight manage. . whether it's pro250e7b to help build and remare muscle tissue or vitamin a to maintain healthy skin, dairy products are a natural nutrient powerh

, especially pennsylvania.could help joe biden against a trump, no question in doing what he's trying to do, get the working class democrats barks maybe even disaffected republicans in the suburbs who are sick of the chaos in the trump duration, but i keep thinking about jeb bush who said he was going to try to win the primary by winning the general. he never got off the ground. at least joe biden is in the cat bird's seat right now. the question is whether or not he can stay there and whether this issue is one that's going to bull him from his perch because people are so -- in such a different place for him on this which is genuine. he has had this position for 40 years. he does not believe taxpayer dollars should be used for abortions. >> to that point. let's go back and listen to one of the criticism from biden from the other democrats you've been around too long. some that have is raising his age and some of that is raising his views. the party has moved on. they believe the country has moved on. we don't k

that's how he put together wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan. he loses to joe biden by 17 points among older voters. 30 among independents. margin goes from 37 to 10. so he is losing his base, if you will, part of his 2016 base. it's the same against senator sanders. senator sanders numbers there. elizabeth warren, white non-college. even there, losing 17 points. he's underperforming where he was. again, he has a whole campaign to fix it, but he has work to do. >> you're seeing democrats make those arguments. joe biden pointing to numbers like that, the democratic electorate right now for nominating him. the other interesting thing for president trump is he has a much more professionalized campaign operation this time around that can help in some instances to drive up his base of voters. they are identifying voters in a way that the president trump's campaign did not do four years ago. that's an x factor where he and the republican party right now have a huge organizational infrastructural advantage over the democrats. so that could sort of chan

i yield time to the gentleman from pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: i thank the gentleman from maryland. 2:30. on the east coast here. some little girl on the border of texas, i don't know where to put her, they don't have a bed for her. the department of homeland security has made this request, they have said they are out of money. they are out of resources. some little girl who has probably been brought by some trafficker who has been told to keep her mouth shut or else, has nowhere to be. we're in here talking about reports and everything but providing the resources -- not that the president has asked for. i mean, the president has at the behest of his secretary. who knows, who is operationally on the ground, who seeses as they occur. and because we certainly can't have president trump have a victory, some poor little girl is crying in a corner somewhere because she's been dragged across the border by some trafficker. we don't even do the biometric test that's required by law. we

the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. hew lan: madam chair, i am nearly speechless from the conversation i heard. the equipment we need to be functioning in our society, that skill of literacy, that we are thinking somehow this sacheck book balance situation rather than an investment in a child, an investment in a family, an investment in the future. if we're talking about the need to imagine, we have to give people the skills so that they may imagine, imagine the life that they will be able to have when they are able to read a street sign, when they're able to read to their child, when they're able to read their driver's test. these are things we should not deny anyone. these are fundamental things that we absolutely have to provide for every single citizen in our country. if we are not providing education in literacy, what good is this nation? i will conclude by saying, i came here to congress and i stand on this floor, the daughter of a refugee from poland. he came here with nothing as a 5-year-old. he came here with n

one in virginia and one in pennsylvania. those places had seen a lot of the war. i chose them carefully. they were nothing special. virginiasta county, and franklin county, pennsylvania right next to adams county. it was supposed to be a short book. the idea was to put the story of -- civil war in humanscale in a humanscale. integrate all the history it's different parts. history, military history, socialist re-. -- social history. it was intended to talk about the history of the war before its outbreak. it's fighting and consequences, all the way to the 15th amendment. i do not think that stacking up different chapters -- here's a chapter about women, here's a chapter about black people, here is a chapter about politics -- actually explains all the way those things work together. i chose the great valley because that is a natural channel for the war. it meant the people who had so much in common to their great surprise found themselves killing each other within six months after an election. how could that happen? i could imagine i could do all that in one book fo

we said earlier, these states, she was in pennsylvania. she may not have spent enough time in wisconsin and michigan, but they spent a lot of time in pennsylvania. >> campaign in pennsylvania for trump said it was like about 7-2 ratio for trump showing up. danielle, i want to ask you about the slurs. you know, we can argue whether pocahantas is a slur or not. it was a shot. i don't think pocahantas was a bad person historically. i don't think it's anybody negative. but i want to know, it didn't work because here comes -- he did his best shot at her, his favorite nickname, obviously, and here she is coming on like gangbusters. >> yeah, because she has policies and she literally has a plan for everything. i think where the democrats are going to win is with their policies, with their messaging. just imagine donald trump on the debate stage with somebody, if it's a warren, if it's a harris, if it's a biden, actually talking about policy and him up there throwing slurs and slowing, you know, character assassinations. that's not what the americ

in pennsylvania, democrats changed control of the pennsylvania supreme court in the 2015 election, and then quite promptly after that brought their lawsuit. similarly, you see democrats changing north carolina supreme court in the november '18 elections, brought a gerrymandering lawsuit in state court. i think you'll see both sides do this, but i think you'll see lots of shifts in venues of cases to what is perceived as a friendly state supreme court venue. i think that's where we're seeing the gerrymandering cases go. what does this mean coming up, it means there may be some challenges to state courts before the 2020 elections. it means the stakes for who wins governor races, state legislative races in 2020 are immense. it means there will be renewed attention from both sides on the judicial selection process in states, whether it is nominations, elections, appointments, however the state judiciaries are constituted. i think there will be a lot more attention, a lot more national attention on state level judicial selection going forward. >> i listen to jason describe the 1980s and jus

michigan andmp won pennsylvania. there is an opportunity to be able to say we should be taking advantage of this global demand for example for clean energy focusing on climate change in a way that allows american workers to build american products here and export them over there. the idea of using this global demand, even if the u.s. called out of paris, every other country is still in and that means they will all want these product. even if this is a temporary aberration, we are letting time pass us by. awas in china meeting with number of mayors and they were showing the policy prescriptions that china adopted in order to be able to make the products to meet the global demand for climate change. one of the mayors says to me, when do you think the u.s. is going to get in the game on climate change? i said, i don't know. the president, congress, and the mayor said take your time. take your time. delay, believe me, and as you know, they are rushing to fill the gaps. that notion of competition that we are losing out in

that is what they used the north especially here in pennsylvania. southo not use it in the care they have a comparable term, which is tolerable, meaning rather or fairly. the south uses the word connection for kinship networks and the north does not use it at all. northern families are huge but do not use the word connection. respects to all of the connections or write to me were all of our connections are. southernersing that tended to use only. since it is father's day, i thought i could finish with a section on regionalism's by looking at what people called their fathers back in the day. wasuld have thought there no more southern version of language then daddy. than more southern -- daddy. it is more southern but does not hold a candle to the use of the word "pap." this is confirmed by google. line, look at the blue " is running stronger through 1900. daddy" comes on "a as a term care that is the word father at the top, a very formal word -- term. father athe word the top, a very formal word. what you're seeing here is that was running stronger u

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harris: i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania. he's right. we do need more research. but the current restriction that is struck, section 509 says that his limitation shall not apply or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted. that's what we need. we need federally sponsored clinical trials. the current section 509 does not stop. now, look, i get it. there are people who want the legalization of marijuana. i get it. but it's as a physician i will tell you, i urge the people who suggest that there are broad applicabilities that are proven medical uses of marijuana, go back to the journal of the american medical association who did a review last year that indicated that of the over 50 suggested uses for medical marijuana, only four are proven through rigorous scientific trials. four. ptsd is not one of them. it's not. treatment for opioid abuse is not one of them. in fact, the head of the national institute of drug abuse, who i think knows more than probably anyone in this room about the subject, says that marijuana is an addictive drug that is dange

they stayed longer up in pennsylvania and came down later. but i think, certainly my own ancestor, thomas polk, came done -- down quite early and was there about 1754 or 1755, i think the other brothers that time, too. william polk, we don't know where he settled or where he died. we don't know the exact date of his death. but it was probably around 1758. so that's about all i can offer on that for now. >> can i ask a second to someone else? elias, was he genetically a polk? i didn't catch anything about parentage. >> i personally don't think he is. of course, there has never been anything to confirm or deny anything. so, we know that when samuel polk is married, his father easy you'll gifts him attractive lighting mecklenburg county, and ezekiel,is father gifts him attractive land in mecklenburg county, and when his wife's father, james knox, when he dies, in his will, two women are transferred to his daughter's husband. so, samuel polk gets those two women. now, around late 1805, early 1806, we see those two women are the only two slave wom

raffic has to push on to eastbound pennsylvania avenue. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, a little roadwork, nothing to worry about. we'll talk more about that coming up. and again, the issues are 210 and 295 straightd.ahea chuck? >> all right. >>> a cloudy start to the day. radar shows no rain inthe immediate vicinity. temperatures are mostly in the 70s. 74 in arlington. 72 in fairfax. 70 in esburg. orning.ermantown this your planner then for today, d't plan on a whole lot of sunshine. that said, most of us will nothe need t umbrella today. most of the rai chances will be really from about fredericksburg in southern maryland southbound tohe richmond area. temperatures courtesy of tud clwill be a little cooler today. there you see the rain chances bot jed up literallyst down to our south. i think high pressure can hold these rain chances at bay for a while. but ihink beforee get too deep into sunday, it's going to be raining again. i'll show you thefuture weather and the five-day forecast coming up in a few. thank you. > 4:02. reaking

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: under guidelines consistently issued by successive speakers as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.

drink from the minibar -- dominican authorities did not do a toxicology report to determine a pennsylvania woman's cause of death, respiratory failure. an autopsy showed the same cause of death for cynthia day who died five days later at the same resort. carley: mexican leaders meeting with mike pence in a last-ditch attempt to avoid tariffs following the mexican delegation's meeting with nancy pelosi about the replacement plan.

>>shock over a pennsylvania woman sudden death at a caribbean resort says then came the stunning news that another american couple died at the very same hotel with the same mysterious symptoms this is very strange our graham lotus joins us now with more on these mysterious deaths and there certainly. >>have a chilling effect on people who want to travel to some of these locations without question panic so many people want to know more about these specific instances both happen here at a hotel in lowry mana that's on the southern coast of the dominican republic, and that is where 2 couples checked in 10 days ago, didn't know one another but both couples destined to share the same tragic fate. >>the site of the hia prince up a hotel seems like a slice of opical paradise. >>it was enough to convince dan warner and his wife melinda shop to celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary there on may 25th the pennsylvania couple checked into the room melinda had a drink from the mini bar and fell to the floor in agony. her husband to doctor administered cpr but it was no use by the time an ambulan

pennsylvania -- pennsylvania swing voters aren't ditching trump in 2020. now by the reporter behind that axios story. alexis vercammen just watched a new focus group in pennsylvania. always good to have you, lexi. >> thank you, craig. >> you break down some of the reason that members of this focus group said they were willing to vote for president trump again. tara biddle, 37-year-old kindergarten teacher said in part, i would be willing to vote for someone other than trump who would continue the initiatives he started. matt g., the best looking food on the buffet right now. how surprised were you by the responses you got in this focus group, alexi? >> to be hon oeft, a little surprised by the results given the previous focus groups i'd done in places like ohio, iowa and wisconsin, where some of these obama trump voters are losing faith in president trump and looking for options in 2020. the swing voters in erie, pennsylvania, are not ready to tich trump in 2020 trued in a lot of complex ways. one way, they they congress is basically stonewalling president

of southern pennsylvania.saturday, that front gets just a little bit closer, so hit and miss rain chances up to about 30% chance on your saturday. and then as the front tri to get all the way south of us on sunday, i think that's our next best chance for rain across the region. so here is your ten-day forecast. nine out of the next ten days are expected to be in the 90s and mid 90s at that friday and saturday. a little break from the humidity returns on mondayda and tues but 4th of july looks hot and humid, dave, with highs near 93. > that's why we keep the lights dimmed in the traffic center to make us feel cooler. choer 4 flyingbove the latest crash on i-66. we had a lot of them this morning westbound between fairfax aounty parkway route 28 blocking the right half. two to the left getting by once again this iswestbound. eastbound there's rubber necking. on route 28 in centerville, northbound, one off to the road to tight side that was causing deys as well. northbound on 28. ugh morning in centerville, virgin

there was no indication of any hacking occurred in pennsylvania and he won a state like pennsylvaniaublicans hadn't won for the presidency since bush 41. back to your comment -- >> they hacked people's minds. >> go ahead, jim. >> okay. but there was no interference there was never indication voter files were hacked in pennsylvania and he won a state like pennsylvania by 40,000 votes. close election but again, in a state where no one expected him to win but he did take it and so going back to your question, anderson, i mean, the president has his own style. he says things sometimes off the cuff and, you know, whether it's appropriate or not, it's his style. he was elected president. how he interacts with foreign leaders is his decision. >> rick, it is harder for the president to make the argument as he did and many supporters that nobody is tougher on russia than he when what we see in front of the cameras is him sucking up to vladimir putin in one way or another, whether today we saw a little bit in helsinki. >> he's there offering -- yeah. -- >> the official actions -- the official

that's what they said out in pennsylvania. to see you, chris. >> i love your city. >>> up next, what the latest poll out of iowa tells us about where the 2020 race is headed. i got my predictions coming up. you're watching "hardball." if you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should mon

pro-life members of congress -- bob casey from pennsylvania -- gerry: very few. few and far between now. >> you know what? we represent the great big what i call diversity of our great nation. and i do believe that there's a seat at the table for old establishment politician, there's a seat for new establishment politicians, and this is a seat for outsiders -- and there's a seat for outsiders as well. gerry: i mean, who better represents the modern democratic party? somebody like joe biden or somebody like alexandria ocasio-cortez, for example? >> we will find out. because i don't think this is going to be a clash of generations, but e also believe that -- i also believe people want new ideas, fresh faces and and perhaps a different approach to solving old problems. gerry: do you -- what was the message for you of the midterm elections? democrats did very well, won a lot of seats in the house, they won a lot of seats particularly in suburban districts, and they won, i think, with quite moderate sort of,