texas democratic congresswoman representative sheila jackson lee with us right now. -- very good to have you -- you are calling for something from the 25th amendment more to the point, right? could you explain that? >> well, not exactly, but for the american people, first of all, neil, happy fourth of july. what a wonderful celebration for the american people, which was the birth of our freedom and the emphasis on our democracy and our ideals. i am recognizing or have recognized that a series of incidences have really created an non-sustainable atmosphere here in washington and in america to get the job done for the american people, to pass health care, to deal with issues of war and peace -- neil: but are you basing that on a series of tweets, congresswoman? >> i'm basing that on a series of actions. so let me just explain. the 25th amendment is utilized when a president is perceived to be incompetent or unable to do his or her job. we were discussing that yesterday in a constitutional hearing,ing and the statute requires or has a body to be created which has not be

. >>> texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee calling on president trump to take immediate action after a noose was found inside the smithsonian museum. she said she was appalled by what was found inside the national museum of history and culture this week. news 4's justin finch will have more coming up. >>> president trump has announced plans to pull the u.s. out of the paris climate deal. the u.s. has joined syria and nicaragua. pulling out of the deal could take near the end of president trump's term. >>> we're out. president trump pulls out of the paris climate agreement to cut greenhouse gas fra france's president called the u.s.'s decision a mistake. muriel bowser is sticking with the agreements. here's how, renewable energy still required in the city. the head of the dc department of energy says other cities should follow mayor bowser's lead. >> mayor bowser is standing with other mayors across the united states and in solidarity with other mayors across the world saying we will not turn our back for mitigating climate change. >> the president said he can renegotiate the deal but

congress woman sheila jackson lee of texas points to several cases including two local incidents. the noose found at the national museum, and the stabbing death of black student, army lieutenant at butbowie state. in a statement the congresswoman said this -- >> the noose was found on the floor of a gallery on segregation yesterday in front of a display of the kkk in the museum. words of hope for supporters today though. >> what i love is look at the faces. it is america at its best. unbelievably diverse. a group of people that help us remember what america can be. >> on another note, the museum says it cameras in the area where the noose was found, but they're not commenting on the images the cameras may, or may not have captured. congresswoman jackson lee calling on the department of justice to step in and investigate. at live des tik, leon harris. >> russian president vladamir putin backtracking abut meddling in the 2016 presidential election. in a surprising admission for the very first time, the russian leader suggested, russian hackers may have been involved. but as nbc's pe

texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee wants the president to make it clear no room for hate in the country what i love is look at the faces. it's america at its best. unbelievably diverse. it's a group of people that help us remember what america can be. >> this is the fifth incident of a noose since the end of april here in our area. in the nbc washington app jim hanley takes a look at the symbolism of the snoos. also coming up news 4's justin finch has more on what's being done to stop this from happening again. >>> right now two people in the hospital, one of them in serious condition after this crash on the i.c.c. the crash happened just before 9:30 last night. you can see a tractor-trailer on its side. montgomery county fire and rescue said it collided with a car causing the car to go up in flames. >>> chopper 4 also flew over the scene of a fatal crash in virginia. they say 45-year-old thomas jefferson iv was killed while riding his motorcycle. he ran into a swaung and then into a wall. >> it is now 4:34. molette green is following a bad crash on 270 overnight. >> our partners at wto

congresswoman sheila jackson lee's request comes after a noose was found in the museum's gallery andisplay on segregation. this incident comes as hate crimes continue popping up across the country and here at home. there's surveillance video of the suspect but it has not been released. >> ♪ >>> 4:34 is the time right now. let's get over to gary mcgrady and talk about the weather. did i mention that we're going to bowie for a zip trip. >> you did. >> and we should have sunshine. >> it's going to be gorgeous. >> they brought a str i keep saying they're going have to beat that. >> they will. >> i didn't get to go to bowie last year. this is going to be my first time there. i'm excited. >> it's amazing. >> they're going to double the attendance, that's my prediction, they'll double at this time. it's going to be a crazy mob scene out there in a good way. here's what's happening out there. satellite and radar, look at the clouds, the rain, all that stays to the south of us, it stays to the south of us today t looks like it stays to the south of us tomorrow and sunday is looking even bette

enough is enough says sheila jackson lee. the white house to denounce a series of what she calls racially motivated incidents from coast to coast. among the reports is that noose that was found here at the museum ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: now smithsonian staff did gather yesterday singing "we shall overcome," a loving counterreaction to that message of hate. that noose found wednesday afternoon in an area of an exhibit on the kkk and segregation. that is an act that will not deter or distract them from their important work. they say they will continue to press on despite all of this. we should also tell you that miss jackson has called the attorney general jeff sessions to investigate this case and bring those responsible to justice. she also wants the white house to denounce rather, the president to denounce the death of lieutenant richard collins ii, the student killed on the bowie campus. >>> president trump pulls the u.s. out of the paris climate agreement because of a campaign promise kept, but reaction here in d.

. >> sheila jackson lee sits on the house judiciary committee. thanks for coming in. i want to get your reaction to the president bringing on first on this new -- another high profile attorney to can defend him in the face of the reach probe. what's yieb take? >> well, i think it's either the counsel or the white house staff or there are two sides to mr. trump. he realizes, having been in business, that this is she, very serious. an obstruction of 1yu69 charge is very serious. then on the other side he just can't contain himself. let me briefly say to you, an obstruction of justice charge can simply be the impeding of a justice action that's n ongoing by communication, by letter, when you know that it's ongoing and you attempt to disrupt the system. it's clear that the president engaged that action. if as mr. comey said under oath, that he in a meeting of which he and the president were alone he asked them to lay off. corroborated by system by attorney general sessions under oath as well. >> if it is clear there was obstruction, it's something that's obviously under i

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>>reporter: congress woman sheila jackson lee is making these demands for congress to launch an investigation hate crimes are popping up across the including the latest slap in the face, a nudes discovered at the national museum of african-american history and culture wednesday afternoon. this comes after several incidents, including a noose and american university, a noose at kroft elementary school in and much, much more. the police tell us that reports of hate crimes are on the rise to people that we point to point to the political climate, though there's no specific reason. metro transit police are trying to track down the suspects in a brutal attack. marina maracco talked to d.c.'s mayor about p this one. >> let's go right to that video because you'll see the assault on tape. this this is surveillance video from inside the waterfront metro station here in southwest. h was on memorial day just past midnight, a woman sucker punched from behind, the blow so hard she lands on the ground. metro says assaults are down from the same time this time last year. mayor bowser did not want to comment

we got people like congresswoman she sheila jackson lee who convene of lawyers and scholars yesterday, trying to find out what's in their per view and what they can do. the house is looking at if there is an abuse of power. this brought out issues of possibility of abusive of power and possibility of obstruction of justice. they're talking possibilities of looking down the road of impeachment. forgive me, it is not a majority but this is an experiment right now with this historic president. >> let me pause everyone, thank you for that. quick break, we'll come back and talk about surprise at the againing of tagai beginning of the hearing. back in a moment. ! but the readiest gives a pep rally. i cleared my inbox! holiday inn express, be the readiest. holiday inn express, for something that finally relieves your pain, icyhot lidocaine. desensitizes aggravated nerves with the max strength lidocaine available. icyhot lidocaine. >>> thank you all very much. thank you. >> we want the linger there the president got at the event at the white house moments ago. you can hear some of the questio

. >> martha: that was democratic congressman sheila jackson lee calling on president trump to resignhe president added fuel to his ongoing media feud by taking to twitter and knocking msnbc host joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. i heard poorly rated with this. @morning_joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). then how come low i.q. crazy mika, along with psycho joe, came.. ...to mar-a-lago 3 nights in a row around new year's eve, and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. i said no! yuck. those words have gotten various criticisms. msnbc fires back to public statement. it's a sad day for america when the president has petty, personal attacks instead of doing his job. the media fired the first shots. >> was the only person that i think, and everybody that works from, i am a woman and i've heard about it multiple times, times, -- >> martha: the show was openly hostile to the president on a fairly daily basis. watch. >> i think he such a narcissist. it is possible that he is mentally ill in a way. if this is on the table, this is okay to say, he's not w

democratic congress woman sheila jackson lee demanding president trump resign right now.ere's what you missed from a fascinating exchange on fox business network. >> i fear that his continual assault on women compounds the fact that i would ask him, it's a job he does not seemingly like, he needs to resign. i stand by that. he's inappropriate for the office. you can't get answers from his cabinet officers about housing, about state department issues because they're not staff. they're not staffed because the white house can't seem to agree on appointments. you have to run this country on behalf of the american people as samuel adams said freedom of thought makes a happy country. >> neil: seems like you won't give him a chance -- >> the media has the right to -- >> neil: congressman, i said i think his tweets, when he gets off subject and gets personal, i think they're bad news. they get off his agenda. >> but neil, he constantly -- >> neil: but congress woman, that doesn't mean that you're out as president. let the american people decide that. >> the american people have d

sheila jackson lee, and we thank you for your remarks and the confidence you'll be giving us here in this chamber. ms. jackson lee: first of all, it is my privilege to thank you, congresswoman plaskett, for your ongoing leadership in speaking to our colleagues and the american people. let me take a moment of personal privilege to say to you, over the weekend in texas i was with a number of individuals from the virgin islands. it was my first task to tell them of the excellent representation they were getting by you leading on so many issues. but to you i want to say that we were at the commissioning of the u.s.s. gabriel giffords. proud -- gab rial giffords. giffords.le proud to be. so the commander of that ship is from the virgin islands. et me say i made sure that those sailors knew i was supporting them as well, and it was a great tribute to former congresswoman giffords. thank you for your indulgence of that and let me also acknowledge my colleague on the floor, congresswoman val demings, if i might, just to make note of the -- and floridians who are here, make note of the commemo

congresswoman sheila jackson lee's request comes after a noose was found.omes as hate crimes continue popping u home. there's surveillance video of the suspect. it has not been released at this time. steve. >> annie thanks very much. let's switch gears a little bit talk sports for a minute. time for the morning line and a golden game in one of the nba finals game one i should say of the nba finals in california. warriors as most expected took the ball and ran with it. they faced off against cleveland. golden state leading by five at the half. close first half and then the rest was history. the cavs fall to the warriors by 23. 113 to 90 was the final. kevin durant the leading scorer for golden state. game two will be sunday. games move to cleveland for game three next wednesday. >>> how about this? >> rihanna just walked in front of me. are you kidding me? >> what are you doing, man. >> stay with the game. >> lebron james just wowed the crowd with the powerful dunk but oh no for jim gundy. rihanna just of me. he let the whole world he missed the dunk. he had

congresswoman sheila jackson lee just convened a meeting of what steps could be taken, next steps.hey had constitutional lawyers, constitutional scholars as to what the judiciary committee could do in case there is found to be an abuse of power and this session we didn't see much come out of it. but the question is how far will they dig? what can they get from this? >> carl, how unusual was this today? >> it was an appalling moment, their absolute contempt for the congress of the united states and its legitimate function, and they showed it in their attitude. but what's so extraordinary about it is here we have the congress of the united states, for a change, a committee really trying to do its job, trying to sift through facts, really being meticulous. that is a rare event. all of us would probably agree. and these guys go up there and try to stiff them. it's appalling. >> phil, do you see it the same way? >> heck no, 180 degrees different. i can tell you what i would have done, and i would have said stuff it for three reasons. number one, which committee do you want me to talk to

representative from texas, graduate of the university of virginia law school, congressperson sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: to the distinguished gentleman from virginia, i'm excited. my papers are kind of scattered. thank you for your kindness, the sponsor of this legislation and to the co-sponsors and thank you to mr. clyburn and so many others who have been part of really this historic legislation. thank you for your leadership on it. i want to rise as a member of the bipartisan congressional hbcu caucus and as original co-sponsor of h.r. 1135. 1135 would authorize the appropriation of millions of dollars from 2018 to 2024 for the historic preservation fund to provide assistance for the restoration and preservation of historic structures at historically black colleges. let me indicate that this has been a long journey, and the re-authorization is very special and very emotional to many of us. as many of us know that the historically black colleges came in the wake of the ending of slavery and a place of

sheila jackson lee, and i yield to her two minutes. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i would say this is about bad medicine, not good medicine, and undermining good health care. as we've seen in the trumpcare saga causing some 49 million people to lose their insurance, here we go again. i would offer to say that the most difficult and hurtful and harmful aspect of this particular legislation is it will make it more difficult for plaintiffs to seek the redress for medical injuries that have been proven in court. in addition, it proposes to make dangerous and potentially unconstitutional changes that our nation's federal system -- by our nation's federal system, intruding on state sovereignty, the very thing that republicans seem to relish and to support. because this bill attempts to preempt the several areas of tort law that have been traditionally reserved to the states. i would tell my good friends in tennessee and west virginia, deal with your states just as other individuals deal with their

then we have democrat congresswoman sheila jackson lee, calling on president trump to resign over hise. >> president of the united states, mr. trump, violated any suggestion that he should be trusted with the oval office. and i would argue our responsibility is not to him, but to the american people and he should resign. stuart: all right. a new fox poll however says, 71% of people believe the president's tweets are hurting his agenda. and that poll was taken before yesterday's tweet about mika brzezinski. unlocking the secrets behind the trump empire. you say in that book, you say his tweet something very effective and should keep on doing it. absolutely. >> that is why he is in the white house. stuart: not tweets like this. >> i support the president of the united states. you don't support that one tweet yesterday. it is very effective instrument for him. this is how he is able to communicate with core constituents, with his voters. stuart: it has on occasion interfered at a crucial point with him getting his agenda through congress. that is exactly what is happening now. >> absolut