and then after him, sheila jackson lee. sheila and i have known each other for over 40 years. my daughter referred to her as auntie sheila. we were at the same law firm together before she then moved on. served in the city councilmember, and then left city council and then came to the 18th and served remarkably well for almost 30 years. you can't replace a sheila jackson lee, but she came in and brought her tenacity, her vision, her work ethic to the 18th. she was different than robert jordan or mickey leland or craig washington, and that's the way i see myself. and that is each one laid the foundation for the next one to build upon. and so i'm standing on their legacy, but the bottom line is to represent the people in our congressional district who are counting on us to be their voice, their representative, and to make their lives better. >> how will you be different? what will you bring to this seat that is different? >> in the sense that i'm a native to the 18th. where barbara jordan and mickey came from the other side, we refer to it as the nickel, and the congresswoman, s

and the congresswoman, sheila jackson lee, came from the third ward area. we refer to as the tre, i come from the northwest side. acres homes, the northwest side. we affectionately refer to it as the fofo. we all have our unique styles but our passion lies in the representation of the people who trust us to represent them. i served in the texas legislature for 27 years. i'm the first african-american, well, the first person of color to represent that tate representative district. that district was 60% white. then i served as mayor of the city of houston for eight years. the second african-american mayor in the city's history. and quite frankly, when i was turned out i was getting ready to do some other things. sheila, unfortunately, passed. i was asked by some to step in. so now i have the privilege of building on what i have learned. my experience. my relationship. to build the foundation on top of what they have laid. represent the people. and then prepare this district for the person who will follow me. >> do you have a time that you plan to spend here?

sylvester turner has died, he won the texas 18th congressional district race to replace congresswoman sheila jackson lee. he was the mayor of houston, texas for eight years and 27 years in the texas house and was in attendance to president trump's address to the nation. his staff said no one will step in his shoes because there was only one sylvester turner. he was 70 years old. >> mr. speaker, on this historic day, the house of representatives opens its proceedings for the first time to televised coverage. >> since march of 1979 c-span has your unfiltered window bringing you direct, no-spin coverage of congress, the supreme court and the white house. >> is this mr. brian lamb. >> could you hold one moment, please, for the president. >> it exists because of brian lamb's vision and the cable industry support, not government funding. this public service isn't guaranteed. in owner of founder's someday, your support is more important. keep democracy unfiltered today and for future generations. to the american people, now is the time to tune into c-span. >> your gift ensures the public stays informed. do

months after he won the texas 18th congressional district race to replace former congresswoman sheila jacksonee after she died this past july. turner was the mayor of houston, texas for eight years and served onto seven years in the texas house. he reportedly was in attendance at president trump's address to the nation on tuesday. houston's current mayor has said we lost an outstanding public official, no one will be able to step into sylvester's shoes and carry on his duties because there was only one sylvester turner. representative turner was 70 years old. today, white house press secretary caroline levitt will speak to reporters following the president's address to a joint session of congress last night. we will take you live to the briefing room as soon as that gets started this afternoon on c-span3. you can also watch on the free c-span now video app or online at c-span.org. c-span wants you, our viewers, to have a voice in the white house briefing room. if you have a question for press secretary caroline levitt, sandison emailed to wh questions at c-span.org. be sure to include your fi

house just last year to succeed the late congresswoman sheila jackson lee. let's go to cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox up on capitol hill. what more are you learning? lauren? >> yeah, this news just confirmed from the houston mayor, who released a statement saying a remarkable public servant who impacted millions of people. he rose from poverty but never forgot where he came from. it is a terrible loss for the city and a personal loss for me. i asked houstonians to celebrate his life. the mayor said in this statement, and democratic leadership informed some members at a meeting earlier today on capitol hill that turner had passed away. obviously, this comes as he is still a new member of congress. he was elected just in november, like you said, to fill that seat of the late congresswoman sheila jackson lee. obviously, this is a really tough news for his texas colleagues. and that delegation, as well as the rest of the house of representatives, given the fact that this is such a narrow majority for republicans in the house. we do expect that this w

the late sheila jackson lee, democrat from texas, famous for always being on the aisle, regardless ofresidents. i love to see that collection of photos. how long does it take to get on the aisle here, degree the president and everybody else? jason: sometimes they get there very early, sometimes four or five hours early. it is a first-come, first-served situation. it's a little nerve-racking to do that, but they want to position themselves, whether they are democrats or republicans, they like those -- peter: there's nancy mace in the white dress, republican of south carolina, talking to jd vance. jason: yeah. sometimes it was a little lonely. some of the other people who come to mind get there early, engle, mckinney, a democrat from georgia, and you hear from small little bits of bonding, sometimes people who did not necessarily spend a lot of time together, particularly, you know, democrats and republicans. it is one of those quirky kind of rituals that makes covering congress kind of fun, to know, you know, these are the things, some old photos in the archive, in newspapers, just rea

turner was the former mayor of houston, who was just elected to longtime congresswoman sheila jacksonseat in november. back with us from capitol hill, melanie zanona. melanie, what more do we know? >> yeah. this is. >> some. >> really sad news that we're learning. we're just getting some. >> of. these details. >> my colleague scott wong. >> reported that. >> there was a house democratic meeting this morning, and the democratic leadership informed members. >> during that meeting. >> that the congressman indeed passed away yesterday and that his family has been notified. additionally, the leadership. >> indicated that. >> he appeared to have some sort of medical event yesterday. >> in the cannon tunnels. that's one of the. tunnels here on capitol hill. so we're still trying to figure out exactly. >> what. >> happened here. but no doubt this is a. >> huge loss for democrats and congress and the community back home. he had just won this seat back in november. this to fill the seat by the former congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> so he was a freshman. >> member. >> had only been up here

he was elected this past november to the congressional seat long held by the late sheila jackson lee.uple of months ago and just last night attended trump's address to congress. last year he said he was cancer free. sylvester turner was 70 years old. nba superstar lebron james is finding new milestones. >> lebron open three. got it! anchor: with a three pointer last night against the new orleans pelicans, james became the first player in nba history to surpass 50,000 points. that is 6000 more than his nearest rival, kareem abdul-jabbar. the 40-year-old james is playing in his 22nd season. he is now tied with vince carter for the most years played. the lakers won last night for their seventh straight victory. the supreme court rejects the trump administration bid to freeze for innate payments. a look at how the deep political divide will impact the president's agenda and policymaking. ♪ >> this is the news hour from our studio in washington add in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. anchor: the trump administration analysis planning to fi

but it was a night like last night where i miss sheila jackson. she always stood for repub republicans. >> she stood and greeted the president. that was a good civil thing to do. >> laura: you bet it was. raymond, great to see you, happy land. that's it for us tonight, make sure to follow me on social media, instagram and the rest. jesse watters is next. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime". tonight... >> our friends in the democrat party kept saying we needed to legislation but it turned out that all we really needed was a new president. >> jesse: trump brings down the house. >> america is back. [cheering and applause] >>> what is happening? this is not america, this is a terrible nightmare. somebody wake me the [bleep] up. >> jesse: democrats have a nervous breakdown. >> stop being putin ho's. >> tonight i'm pleased to announce we have apprehended the top terrorist in the abbey gate bombing during the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. >> jesse: inside the secret hunt for the abbey gate monster. plus... >> congressman al green, og

she was farming impact seat more than -- but it was a night last night where sheila jackson lee, god rest her soul. she only stood though, she stood for republicans. >> she stood and greeted the goo president and that was the good, simple thing to do.o >> laurase: you back, raymond, happappyy to see you, happy lef. make sure to >> carley: a final warning to hamas from president trump, release all hostages now or there will be hell to pay. >> todd: sanctuary city mayors getting major reality check when they testify in front of house lawmakers. >> all mayors today are actively working to harm the american people you represent. you all have blood on your hands. we don't ask about immigration status. >> you don't ask how much money the city of boston has spent on illegal immigration. are you out of your mind? do you manage your budget or not? >> brand new dna evidence thrown a wrench into the idaho investigation, that could disrupt the case against bryan kohberger. >> i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. big announcement for the auto industry. >> lucas: if you are in the auto indu

but it was a night like last night where i miss sheila jackson.d greeted the president. that was a good civil thing to do. >> laura: you bet it was. raymond, great to see you, happy land. that's it for us tonight, make sure to follow me on social media, instagram and the rest. jesse watters is next. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime". tonight...

she was farming impact seat more than -- but it was a night last night where sheila jackson lee, godepublicans. >> she stood and greeted the goo president and that was the good, simple thing to do.o >> laurase: you back, raymond, happappyy to see you, happy lef. make sure to >> carley: a final warning to hamas from president trump, release all hoag

congressman so buster turner died, months after he won the texas 18th congressional race to replace sheila jacksonee after her death this past july. he served as mayor of houston for eight years and a state congressman for 27 years in the texas house, reportedly in attendance at president trump's address to the nation on tuesday. john whitmire, houston's current mayor, says we have lost an outstanding public official. no one will be able to step into his shoes and carry on his duties because there is only one so buster turner. representative turner was 70 years old. lastly, c-span spoke to the congressman about his upbringing and earlier political career in texas, and state house members on the chamber remembered late congressman and held a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order and to invite other texas colleagues and other friends of sylvester turner to come down as we honor him. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recogniz

sheila jackson lee had sat in for so long, and you were mayor at the time, so you certainly have a view of these issues from texas, where a lot of these issues are absolutely front and center. yesterday, the pentagon announced that about 3000 more active duty troops will be sent to the us mexico border, bringing the total number around 9000. they will be bringing along armored attack vehicles like the ones used in iraq, as well as a helicopter battalion. do you think this strategy is an effective and appropriate use of our armed forces? no. >> it is not. i do think it's effective if you're trying to put on a show. a lot of splash, a production. you can get that. but in terms of utilizing our military forces and placing them on the border, i do not see the utilitarian value of that. even under president biden, those numbers were starting to go down, not up. they were going down. so this is just a continuation thereof. and but if you if you want to put a production on, if you want to go and round up immigrants and put them on a military plane rather than a commercial airliner, you can do

he won the seat left open after the death of representative sheila jackson sheila jackson lee over thermed. congressman turner was just 70 years old. our thoughts are with the turner family and all of his constituents back in texas. another break for us. we'll be right back. >> so i can take the steak home. yep. and as many butterfly shrimp as i want. >> you can take. >> home everything. >> ice cream machine. everything. dessert bar. everything. fork. everything. that guy's had everything. careful. careful. >> you founded your kayak company because you love the ocean, not spreadsheets. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job on indeed, candidates can find it easier. so you can hire easier. visit indeed.com/hire (man) got one more antoine. (vo) with usps ground advantage, it's like you're with us every step of the way. ♪ (man) cooool. ♪ (man) right on time! (vo) stay in the know. from your dock... to their door. [restaurant noise] allison. [swooshing sound] introducing allison's plaque psoriasis. ♪♪ she thinks her flaky, gray patches are all people see. ♪♪

coming jus months after winning the congressional district race to replace former congresswoman sheila jacksonee after she died this past july. he served 27 years in the texas house and was mayor of houston. he was reportedly -- attending president trump's speech last night. houston's mayor said no one will be able to fill his shoes, there was only one representative turner. just last week, c-span spoke with congressman turner about his upbringing and early political career in texas.

the former houston mayor was just elected to the house in november, taking over congresswoman sheila jackson lee's seat. democratic whip katherine clark says turner passed. last night, he appeared to have a medical emergency in one of the tunnels on capitol hill. so last night, congressman turner's office posted this video with his guest for the president's address, a woman named angela, whose family depends on medicaid. congressman depends on medicaid. congressman turner was mom where's my homework? mommy! hey hun - sometimes, you just need a moment. self-care has never been this easy. gummy vitamins from nature made, the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what it's worth.

that late sheila jackson lee at democrat from texas was a famous for always being on the aisle regardless of president i would love to see that collection of photos t. how long is it take if you're going to get on the aisle to greet the press and everyone else? quick sometimes to get there very early sometimes four or five hours soon as he security sweep is over. it is a first-come first-served situation prints a little partse nerve-racking to be that. but they want to position themselves whether democrats or republicans. >> there's nancy mace and the ne dress the republican of south carolina talking to jd vance. >> sometimes, it was a little lonely at some the other people who came toso mind who don't ane a former democrat from new york mckenney and democrat from georgia. and you hear about also small little bits of bonding sometimes for people who could not necessarily spend lot of time together. particularly democrats and republicans to the country and so forth. it is on those quirky kind of rituals that makes being in congress a lot of fun. to know about these sort of things. we've go

that aisle we remember all of the people who used to pack into that aisle including the late sheila jackson lee from texas. there is some people that this is there a moment to shake the hand of the president, either party. >> it doesn't really seem to matter too much how they feel about the president. there's always a certain number of members who are selfie seekers and they will crowd the edge of the aisle so they can get themselves a picture or shake his hand or be acknowledged by him. he is the largest figure in our government and at this point in this particular case tonight it's the largest figure in modern american political history at this moment. >> martha: shaking hands of some of the generals in the front row. the supreme court justices, he's got a couple of big cases before him right now about whether or not he can freeze foreign aid or fire executive branch officials. he will be dealing with the supreme court quite a bit in the coming weeks and months. easement -- he mixes way up to the podium. >> he's nominating a new chairman of the joint chiefs which is something as well. now

that aisle, we remember all of the people who used to pack into that aisle, including the late sheila jackson lee from texas. there are some, you know, people that just this is their moment to shake the hand of the president, either either party. >> yeah. and it and it doesn't really seem to matter too much how they feel at any other time about the president. there's always a certain number of members of the, of the congress who are selfie seekers, and they will crowd the edge of that aisle so that they can get themselves a picture with the president, or shake his hand or or be acknowledged by him. he is, after all, the largest figure at any given moment in, in, in, in our government. and at this point, i think in this particular case tonight, it's the largest, the largest figure in modern american political history, certainly at this moment. he's shaking hands of some of the generals in the front row here. and just to keep in mind, with the supreme court justices, he's got a couple of big cases before them right now about whether or not he can freeze foreign aid or fire executive branch offi

just months after he won the texas 18th congressional disgrace to replace former congresswoman sheila jacksonlee after she died this past july. sylvester turner was the mayor of houston for 18 years and he served in the texas has full he was reportedly in attendance at president trump's address to the nation on tuesday. houston mayor said we lost an outstanding public official, no one will be able to step into sylvester's shoes and carry on his duties because there was only one sylvester turner. representative turner was 70 years old. >> mr. speaker, on this historic day, that house of representatives opens its proceedings for the first time to televised coverage. >> since march 1979, c-span has been your unfiltered window into american democracy, bringing you direct, no-spin coverage of congress, the supreme court, in the white house. >> is this mr. brian lamb? >> yes, it is. >> would you hold one moment please for the president? [laughter] >> it exist because of c-span founder brian lamb's vision and the cable industry's support, not government funding. all this month in honor of founders d

congressman so buster turner died, months after he won the texas 18th congressional race to replace sheila jacksonee after her death this past july. he served as mayor of houston for eight years and a state congressman for 27 years in the texas house, reportedly in attendance at president trump's address to the nation on tuesday. john whitmire, houston's current mayor, says we have lost an outstanding public official. no one will be able to step into his shoes and carry on his duties because there is only one so buster turner. representative turner was 70 years old. lastly, c-span spoke to the congressman about his upbringing and earlier political career in texas, and state house members on the chamber remembered late congressman and held a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order and to invite other texas colleagues and other friends of sylvester turner to come down as we honor him. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recogniz

died, just months after he won the congressional district race to replace former congresswoman sheila jackson lee after her death this july. he served as the mayor of houston for eight years and has a congressman for 27 years in the texas house. he was reportedly in attendance at president trump said to -- address to the nation on tuesday. his colleagues said no one will be able to step into sylvester shoes and carry on his duties because there is only one sylvester turner. representative turner was 70 or so. just last week, she's been spoke with the congressman about his upbringing and early political career in texas, and statehouse memos on the for the chamber remember the late congressman and held a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order and to invite other texas colleagues and other friends of sylvester turner to come down as we honor him. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. doggett: it is a shocking