us on bbc news. still to come: with the democrats once again in charge of the house of representatives, can congress panese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news — the latest headlines: nancy pelosi has taken over as speaker of the lower chamber of the us congress, the

the lower chamber of the us congress — the house of representatives — now controlled by the democratsn voting to try to re—open parts of the us government, shut down by the row over funding for president trump's promised wall on the mexican border. but the legislation will be rejected by the republican—controlled senate and by president trump. the veteran democrat nancy pelosi has once again become the third most powerful politician in the united states, taking over as speaker of the house. the democrats‘ new bill contains no funding for the wall. mr trump has insisted that without it, there can be no border security. you can call it a barrier, you can call it whatever you want, but essentially we need protection in our country. we are going to make it good. the people of our country want it. i have never had so much support as i have in the last week over my stance for border security, for border control, and for, frankly, the wall or the barrier. i've never had anything like it in terms of calls coming in, in terms of people writing in and tweeting and doing whatever they have had t

us us president donald trump said he would do a quote alternative event to the traditional state of the union address before the us congress the house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi had announced that her chamber would not sign off on the annual speech during the partial government shutdown trump called the decision a discreet. invent its way the opposition leader one kwaito has declared himself the country's interim president and been has.

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the democrats take control of the new us congress, with nancy pelosi elected as speaker of the house of representatives, and promising to end the shutdown. democrats will be offering the senate republican appropriations legislation to reopen government later today. applause. the son of the banned radical cleric abu hamza is arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of a security guard at a new year's eve party in park lane. more than £40 billion is wiped off the value of the technology giant apple. they blame a slowdown in sales in china. and tributes forjulia grant, the first trans woman to share her story on primetime british tv, who's died aged 64 hello, good evening. china has successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the side that is never seen from earth. it's the first ever such landing, and is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration. the probe has already sent back an image of the largest, deepest, and oldest crater on the moon's surface. the landing is the latest step for china in its race to catch up with russia and the united states, and become a

the democrats take control of the new us congress, with nancy pelosi elected as speaker of the house of representativesns legislation to reopen government later today. applause. the son of the banned radical cleric abu hamza is arrested as part

democrats are taking over the house of representatives allowing them to block much of president trump's agenda but gang stepsons on to is a new congress is sworn in for us democrats are taking over the house of representatives allowing them to block much of president from agenda he's more than but plans on vowed to issue what he called a war like posture. that's up today more. of course around the clock on the web site. of the day. what we were. when we were. in the percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship listen. to me for my needs. river valleys and bliss forests and deserted landscapes the alaska highway lives up to the legend even today. the wilderness starts at the roadside. the u.s. army built the highway in world war two and it's still the only land connection between alaska and the other u.s. states. the magnificent nature around it has been preserved and it still feels as remote and lonely up here as it always has. been. in nine hundred forty two the small town of dawson creek in canada was made the starting point of the alaska highway. this is where the railroad ended and the u.s. army wanted to create a link fr

congress a little bit earlier, with new members taking their oaths. the us congress is made up of two parts, the senate and the house of representatives. he republicans used to control both, but the democrats gained control of the house after the midterm elections at the end of last year. that will further frustrate donald trump's demand for $5 billion to build a wall on the mexican border, which has shutdown parts of the us government for the last two weeks. the democrats insist there will be no money for the wall, the republicans accuse their opponents of staging a political sideshow. —— showdown. nancy pelosi has been sworn in as the new speaker of the house of representatives, her election to the post was expected. here she is speaking earlier. applause. we enter this new congress with a sense of great hope and confidence for the future, and deep humility and prayerfulness in the face of challenges ahead. our nation is in an historic moment. two months ago, the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. they called upon the beauty of our constitution, that our system of checks and balances that protects our democracy, rememberin

congress to take a lead. they use the regular process of congress toer debate the issuesf border security including immigration issues. we are a coequal branch of government and tuples are on the desk. both passed the house of representatives. with regards to hr 21 to deal with the rest of the government. it's not related to the issue of border security they've been acted upon by this body and they are not part of this dispute its financial services and government, agriculture, interior and environment, transportation its commerce, justice, science they passed by a 9 92 through six vote under te republican leadership in a bipartisan manner. so therefore i ask unanimous consent to the consideration of calendar number five, hr 21 making appropriations for the fiscafiscal year and september , 2019. further ask that the bill berd considered bad a third time and passed to beai considered me and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate i would say in response to my majority leader we are a coequal branch of government let us speak about opening the o government there are members on both sides would understand the candidate of border security and reach agreements that you can't do that with a partial government p

of the day's news. but first, the new us congress has been sworn in, with the democratic party assuming control of the house of representatives, and saying it will take action to end a partial government shutdown. it's still refusing to give president trump the $5 billion he wants for a mexican border wall. here's the newly—elected house speaker nancy pelosi. we have no illusions that our work will be easy, and that all of us in this chamber will always agree. but we pledge that when we disagree, we've respect each other and we respect the truth. applause. we will debate and advance good ideas, no matter where they come from. and in that spirit, democrats will be offering the senate republican appropriations legislation to reopen government later today. applause. we will do so to meet the needs of the american people, to protect our borders, and to respect our workers. and i pledge that this congress will be transparent, bipartisan, and unified. that we will seek to reach across the aisle in this chamber, and across divisions across our nation. in the past two years, the american people have spoken. tens of thousands of publi

us negotiate using the regular process of congress to debate the issuesbo of border security, including immigration issues. we are a coequal branch b of government. two billsll autodesk. those have passed the house of representatives. i'm going to make unanimous consent ineg regard to a charge when with my colleague senator call g than hollen will do with the rest of government. h.r. 21, there are six appropriation bills come six appropriate bills that are not related to the issue of border security. they've already been b acted upn by this body. they are not part of this dispute. its financial service and general government. its agriculture,nd its interior and in private.. it's transportation and hud. it's state and foreign operations. its commerce, justice, sides. they passed this body either by 92-six vote before the appropriationsan committee, , or unanimous or near unanimous appropriations committee under republican leadership in a bipartisan manner. we need to reopen the government. so, therefore, mr.ed president,i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number five, h.r. 21 21, making appropriations for the fiscal year ending october 30, 2019 it i first asked

the invisible visible of us might violence against children disappear. the new u.s. congress has convened with democrats now in control of the house of representativesnancy pelosi was sworn in as the house speaker the balance of power has shifted in washington with the democrats now in a position to challenge president donald trump's agenda.

the convening of the 116th congress. assume control of the house of representatives republicans increased their seats in the senate. this has been noted as the most join us as the 116th congress cap into session. watch your member take the oath of office, unelected of a new speaker and the congress beginning its work. new congress, new leaders, live on the span and c-span two. >> this is the magic editor of sabato's crystal ball, and joining us to talk about campaign 2020. good morning. guest: good morning. host: what is it like looking at these situations coming into the 2020 campaign, especially with elizabeth warren's announcement this week? guest: it feels like 2016 on the republican side where you had candidates getting in. in that race there was not necessarily a big fish that dissuaded other candidates from entering the race. the only major candidate who dip -- who did run on the republican side of 2016 was mitt romney. he just got elected to the u.s. senate. jeb bush was able to push out mitt romney but was not able to push out anyone else. you saw what happened with bush and in that big field, you had that outsider candidate donald trump, who so

congress. as of yesterday, the democrats now control the house of representatives and there is an accountability and oversight which he is not usedit... the funding of five billion between the wall on the mexican border, he will not re—open the government. the democrats have no reason to give in. they ran against him and did well and part of this was none of this bluster about the wall. there is a stand off and it is not clear how it will be resolved. the republicans in support of president. to a man and woman? no. we are seeing fractures. this is in its second two weeks. shut downs to be clear are somewhat common. it is a brinksmanship game that goes on. normally it is resolved. this is the third in the last year. the longest shut down was three weeks, with no sign of resolution, this could break the record and it is causing hardship. a quarter of the workforce, 800,000 people are not being paid or working without pay. this includes ironically, he says the wallis about security, among the agencies is the department of homeland security. they are are not high paid jobs, the people who check your luggage at airports, are not highl

the aisle. of course, we are the committee of primary jurisdiction over climate change of the house of representatives we like to think of our shows us how to congress as a whole. the chairman of our committee is actually just beginning his first term. he previously served two terms as the ranking democratic member of the committee. chairman pallone was first recommended to congress on an environmental platform. he intends on working with his committee members on both sides of the aisle to do everything we can to address climate change. now, climate james change is an accidental way of life, our economy, and planet. at a personal level, it matters to me. my son turns 21 in five days i think, yes, five days. i wrote it down so i could be sure. he is going to be growing up in a world that is dramatically different than the one i grew up in. bob mentioned hurricane agnes, i remember, i was young, but i do remember the flooding, and how it was a long time between that and the time we got hit with anything up in the atlantic region. now, it seems to be happening more and more, and worse and worse. hurricane sandy was a defining moment for the chairman, a

doubletons political rivals the democrats officially take control of the house of representatives has republicans still hold congress's other chain but the senate also in jordan tells us what it all means for trans presidency new year new session of congress the public's expectations of success are high the american public is so much more engaged than they normally are they are paying attention to politics they're not just letting things happen after the november elections the republicans retain control of the senate but it's the democrats who now run the house their ranks are younger more liberal more ethnically diverse and filled with many more women. they want to check president don't trump policies and to pass legislation of their own immigration reform investigating saudi arabia's ties to the us and expanding health care coverage. but first ending the federal government shutdown how dangerous is this and why we need a wall the president wants up to five billion dollars for a border wall between the u.s. and mexico and he says he won't reopen the government unless he gets that money democrats say they won't give the president money for anyone that means eight hund

us congress convenes in the balance of power in washington chips away from president. democrat leader nancy pelosi has been sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives democrats now control the house but she says she has no illusions that working with trump will be easy also. need for space for makes the first ever landing on the dark side of the moon and beams back images not visible from earth and germany's formula one racing legend michael schumacher is fifty years old today he has not been seen in public since a skiing accident five years ago his fans have been paying. good to have you with us tonight in the united states democrats have retaken control of the u.s. house of representatives ending the republican's monopoly on power in washington under president it is the most diverse congress in u.s. history with record numbers of women hispanics blacks and gays lawmakers nancy pelosi there is now the new house speaker boehner markable come back for her her election drew a standing ovation from fellow lawmakers it is her second stint as speaker of the house. she's the only woman ever to hold that post they were prats promised more oversight of the president whi

the last congress, he sent us a bill. the republicans in the house of representatives rejected the senate bills. the republican bills.nd when you say have we compromised, we have voted for and are prepared to vote for republican bills. these are all the republican bills from the last congress. and as a matter of fact, chuck, as you know, we're going to make every effort to open up government next week. we're going to offer two bills to open up the financial services which will make sure that taxpayers get refunds. we're going to open up ag to make sure that people get food stamps. we're going to open up hud in order to make sure that housing vouchers and interior so people can use their parks. >> when is enough enough? i want to play a clip from a guy named steny hoyer to you from 2011. take a listen. >> okay. >> there does come a time when the american public expect us to be able to act. gridlock is not what they voted for. the priorities that we have agreed to in this resolution are not my priorities. but we have reached agreement. >> basically you have said you supported things. you have had to vote for things you

use the shutdown as notage, which they had argument against, is wrong. ina new era gets underway washington. the new u.s. congress is getting to work with trump facing a house of representatives controlled by democrats. republicans still have the senate. a record number of women are taking office in the most recently diverse congress in history. the democratic republic of congo is waiting to hear who won their election. be initial results could postponed after the head of the country's electoral commission votersly 17% of local tally sheets had arrived in counting centers. the government has shutdown me internet in n the drc for the pt three days to prevent the spread of fake results on social media. the opposition says it is another sign of voter fraud. down -- for three days, the internet has been shut down. they say they fear fake results would be spread on social media. our sister station was also cut off. supported the decision to shut down the internet. >> it is for security. we had an election. this is about our sosovereignty. it should be respected. feel a shut down favors electoral fraud. -- why would they cut the internet? it is not a good omen. >> vote counting con

assume control of the house of representatives republicans increased their seats in the senate. this has been noted as the most join us as the 116th congress cap into session. watch your member take the oath of office, unelected of a new speaker and the congress beginning its work. new congress, new leaders, live on the span and c-span two. >> this is the magic editor of sabato's crystal ball, and joining us to talk about campaign 2020. good morning. guest: good morning. host: what is it like looking at these situations coming into the 2020 campaign, especially with elizabeth warren's announcement this week? guest: it feels like 2016 on the republican side where you had candidates getting in. in that race there was not necessarily a big fish that dissuaded other candidates from entering the race. the only major candidate who dip -- who did run on the republican side of 2016 was mitt romney. he just got elected to the u.s. senate. jeb bush was able to push out mitt romney but was not able to push out anyone else. you saw what happened with bush and in that big field, you had that outsider candidate donald trump, who some party leaders did n

of the work ahead of us fighting to defend all life. and i am especially thankful that the mothers of all my colleagues here in the house of representatives in the 116th congress, all 434 of them, my mom makes 435, i am so glad that they all chose life because that decision decades ago has enabled us as elected representatives of the american people to truly discuss what it means the sanctity of life, what god's plan is, and what our role is as elected officials ensuring that's god plan for future generations yields the young men and women who will someday take our places and thank us. god bless us all. thank you, chairman smith. mr. smith: thank you, mr. bergman. we are so proud to have you on the pro-life caucus. thank you for your leadership. i'd like to yield to mr. warren davidson, the gentleman from ohio's eighth congressional district, such time eas may -- as he may consume. mr. davidson: pro-life is also pro-science. advances in science, especially ultrasound technology and medicine, make this clear, not just to parents but to anyone who will see the live baby human growing inside a mother's womb. that we are talking about not a clump of cells as some

us. in the united states, democrats have retaking control of the u.s. house of representatives, ending the republicans' monopoly on power in washington under president trump. the most diverse house come the most rivers congress in u.s. history with record numbers of women, hispanics, blacks, and gain members. a remarkable comeback for nancy pelosi. her election drew a standing ovation from lawmakers. it is her second stint as speaker. she is the only woman ever to hold the post. democrats promised more oversight of the executive branch, the president, which could make life difficult for donald trump. colusa says democrats are also ready to work with their republican colleagues -- pelosi says democrats are also ready to work with their republican colleagues. >> we into this new congress with a sense of great hope and confidence for the future and deep humility and prayerfulness for the challenges ahead. our nation is in an historic moment. two months ago, the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. we have no illusions that our work will be easy and that all of us in this chamber will always agree, but let us pledge that when we disagree we respect each other and we respect the truth. brent: i was new

that was passed by the senate in december that was ten blocks and house of representatives urging congress to put a stop to this war and they told me very clearly when yemenis see made in us a on the bombs that are killing them it tells them that the united states of america is responsible for this war this is not a message the united states should be sending to the world the united states should not be supporting a catastrophic war led by our despotic saudi regime with a dangerous and irresponsible military policy all in our stories are following the u.n. humanitarian chief is warning of a crisis on the syrian jordan border. a saying that an aid convoy will depart next week for the makeshift refugee camp just inside jordan after security guarantees from russia and the international coalition in syria some forty two thousand people remain stranded in rock band along the syria jordan border conditions in the informal settlement have continued to deteriorate since the last humanitarian convoy to the area from three to eight november eight infants have reportedly died since last month again the cold is making the situation even worse so it's critical that the parties support

the us congress act instead. 0ur correspondent in washington, anthony zurcher, explains why. he's not going to do it right now. what he is asking is for the democrats in the house of representativesvote to give him his wall money, and i think this is a reflection of the political reality of declaring a national emergency underfederal reality of declaring a national emergency under federal law and the provisions of federal law that would allow them to redirect certain funds from the defence department for other construction projects to the wall, that would be challenged almost instantly by democrats in the courts, but also there are members of his own party who don't like the idea of the president taking on this kind of power, flexing this kind of political power, even if the republicans because it would be a pretty significant expansion of presidential power. they don't like the idea of maybe a democrat declaring sunday declaring an emergency for climate change or health care, and using that to get their policy priorities through. what this means is that congress has already adjourned for the weekend, they won't be back to monday and there will not be any more votes until monday,

the us congress and starts its new to us national statements will become party will have a slightly larger senate majority but democrats will be in charge of the house of representatives and is also in jordan reports the priorities will be a challenge to trump on many levels new year new session of congress the public's expectations of success are high the american public is so much more engaged than they normally are they are paying attention to politics they're not just letting things happen after the november elections the republicans retain control of the senate but it's the democrats who now run the house their ranks are younger more liberal more ethnically diverse and filled with many more women. they want to check president don't trump policies and to pass legislation of their own immigration reform investigating saudi arabia's ties to the us and expanding health care coverage. but first ending the federal government shutdown how dangerous is this and why we need a war president trump wants up to five billion dollars for a border wall between the u.s. and mexico and he says he won't reopen the government unless he gets that money democrats say they won't give t

there's a big shift in washington today as a new congress is sworn in us democrats are taking over the house of representatives allowing them to block much of president trump's agenda she has warned them against their plans and vowed to assume a warlike posture and apple loses its crunch shares in the tech giant tumble after a drop in christmas sales of the all important i phone. thank you for watching news phil dell will be here with an update on your headlines in just a few minutes don't forget you can always get the latest on our web site com or follow us on twitter our handle at d w news. names right at the age of yellow last guylaine. built during world war two the two thousand four hundred kilometer long route connects alaska with the rest of the lands. the road boasts business and historical sites the alaska highway i on and off some of the wilderness fifteen minutes on g.w. . sure of. what unites. what divides. the. looks of the driving force. what binds the continent together. the answers and stories of plunging the. spotlight on people. focused on earth on g.w. . every journey begins with the first s

the house of representatives for the 116th congress. the interviews are followed by a forum on social media use in politics and war. today is the 22nd day of the government shutdown, setting the record for the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. continue to follow the story with house and senate debate and briefings on the c-span networks. >> senate confirmation hearings begin onam barr tuesday. in december, president trump nominated him to replace jeff sessions. counselbarr is now of at a law firm and served as u.s. attorney general for george h.w. bush. watch the confirmation process for attorney general nominee c-span3.arr on >> sunday on q&a. author and columnist james grant. and interest rate observer, that is much too expensive for some people out there. wall street is what it is. it is mostly infamous. mostly in urban history, right? what we ought to be more on our guard about our institutions in the federal government that are validly benign in their intentions. the federal reserve, for example. the treasury. the securities and exchange commission. .he benefactors increasingly, they are not so. colu

members to the house of representatives for the 116th congress, all of them seats previously held by republicans. they cheryl will represent 11th district. ou. and thank you njtv for having us here tonight. thank you assemblyman webber for taking part in this debate. i began my service to this country when i was 18-years old and joined the naval academy. i went on to serve for almost ten years in the united states navy as a helicopter pilot. i served at the u.s. attorneys office here in new jersey. after a lifetime of service i decided the best way to continue my service to my country and to new jersey was to run for congress. because i'm not just concerned about what's happening now. i'm concerned about the future of new jersey because i have four kids. and so i think we need to work in a bipartisan manner to get good legislation passed in congress. a tax plan that doesn't attack new jersey. quality and affordable health care for everyone in this country. working hard to bring costs down in our health care system, infrastructure spending so we can grow our economy now and well into the future. i have always put this country first. i have worked with people from show fish s

house priorities with responsible offsets. the energy and commerce committee worked to draft this critical legislation before us today. this language passed in the house of representatives in the last congress as part of the improve act but in the other body they failed to send the bill to the president's desk so i urge my colleagues in both the house and the senate to support this important bill. the package extends funding for the money follows the person demonstration, an effort led by representatives guthrie and dingell. this medicaid nonstration, established in 2005, has enabled eligible individuals in states across the nation to receive long-term care services in their homes or other community settings rather than institutions or nursing homes. not only does this increase the comfort and the quality of life for many medicaid beneficiaries, but it has reduced hospital readmissions and saved money within the medicaid program. the funding for this program has already expired. a funding extension is already long overdue. while we would like to have extended the funding for longer it was essential to get an extension across the floor even if it's just for a small period of time. a three-mo

the congress starts its new to us national transfer public and party will have a slightly larger senate majority but democrats will be in charge of the house of representatives as rosslyn jordan reports that priorities will be a challenge to trouble on many levels. new year new session of congress the public's expectations of success are high the american public is so much more engaged than they normally are they are paying attention to politics they're not just letting things happen after the november elections the republicans retain control of the senate but it's the democrats who now run the house their ranks are younger more liberal more ethnically diverse and filled with many more women. they want to check president donald trump's policies and to pass legislation of their own immigration reform investigating saudi arabia's ties to the u.s. and expanding health care coverage but first ending the federal government shutdown how dangerous is this and why we need a wall the president wants up to five billion dollars for a border wall between the u.s. and mexico and he says he won't reopen the government unless he gets that money democrats say they won't giv

useful, lawmakers must constantly study. to meet this need, there was the theblished in 1946, legislative reference service, was 150 full-time employees to keep congress fully informed. here is a member of the house of representativesgn affairs committee seeking information about china from the director of this service. the congressman wants more facts about a recent government report so that he can draft a bill more intelligently and participate more effectively in the deliberations of the foreign affairs committee. this particular request for information is but one of thousands received each month. some of them can be answered with a word, and some of them require weeks of research and book-length-- reports. the committee works over bills before they are debated or voted upon. it is another way congress seeks to get all the facts before it acts on a bill. some committee hearings can be very tense, and sometimes they are used to air political views which are embarrassing to one of the parties in congress. congressional committees have the power under law to compel the attendance of witnesses and have them testify under oath. the chairman and members of the committee may question witnesses , open hearings on import

guide us into justice and righteousness and we pray right now for your guidance, for speaker pelosi as she leads the house of representatives. we pray as well for the other leaders in the congress and president trump as they meet together to negotiate even in the next days, may they have your guidance to come to resolution that is good for our nation and especially to our nation's history of a welcome to immigrants and refugees. we pray for those who are right now seeking refuge. may you meet their needs and may you provide for them the solution that you have for them. as we go now to meet with our representatives and our senators, guide us. may we be articulate advocates for your heart, for those in need as we receive refreshment and lunch and other things, may you also provide for those who right now are without those basic necessities. all these things we pray in the name of our lord and savior, jesus christ. amen. >> thank you for coming. speaker pelosi: thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> educ

us next week for another tour of the environment with eco in africa goodbye from johannesburg. business news live from dublin showdown in washington as a new u.s. congress convenes democrats take control of the house of representatives thirteen days into the toughest that of the u.s. government they now have the votes to block much of the trumpet ministrations agenda also on the program. china's chance for space program a.

of the unions before congress until the early 20th century. but after the timer woodrow wilson and world war i, ever since a us president has spoken each january before the house of representativescedented really is the government shutdown. this is a record—setting shutdown and we are on day 34. it appears the white houseis on day 34. it appears the white house is prepared for this to extend not only for a few more days but for a few more months. they have asked all agencies what the effects on programmes would be if this lasted until april... that is a situation which the us government and economy and people have never faced. it is barely unthinkable for most people in those countries. how will it end? somehow it has to end. the starting point is this is a trump shutdown. it is due solely to the fact that donald trump is insisting on $5.7 billion for eight 30 foot high mexico border while even though all border security experts say it does not deal with the migration issue. to get around it you must convince trump that the ball is not actually the wall, his 30 foot structure, but actually enhanced borderfencing 30 foot structure, but actually enhanced border fencing and 30 foot

us tonight at 8:00 astern on c-span2. >> new york has five new members in its congressional delegation all of whom are democrats. representative alexandria ocasio-cortez joins the house as the youngest member of congress at age 29. she defeated longtime representative and then chair of the house democratic caucus joe crowley in a primary election last summer. voters in new york's 22nd district elected anthony britain disy t

with us tonight to talk about it, donna edwards, former democratic member of congress representing the great state of maryland, and phil rucker, pulitzer prize-winning white house bureau chief for the "washington post." phil, any movement, any offramps that you know of? >> none, brian, and that's the problem facing both republican and democratic leaders on capitol hill, and they're growing exasperated because they know that it's possible to get out of this shutdown quickly. they can pass the spending bills that already cleared the house and sort of table a debate on border security, but that's not something the president will tolerate or support. he's demanding his border wall funding, and frk democrats will not tolerate that. and what we have now is a stalemate where neither side seems to be talking to the other. there has been no negotiation between the white house and democratic congressional leaders in several days now. i'm not sure any is on the agenda tomorrow, at least with the leadership. and so federal workers are here in the crosshairs, and lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned that there is no end in sight. >> congresswoman, i've heard otherwi

terms of congress impeachmentonly use in the most dire situation and only when it was clearly a a partisanfense, not offense. then, of course, in december of 1998, the outgoing house of representatives final gift nation, impeached the president of the united states. toyou sit as a injury of 100 render impartial justice. the chief justice of the supreme presided as the chief judge. >> at this time i will administer the oath to all members of the chamber in conformance with the constitution and the senate impeachment rule. >> to be sure that no vote the times take a vote three to render impartial justice. one as a group, then as individual. ms. mccullski. >> third, you go into the well and sign a book for all of where i, hereby, barbara mikulski, u.s. senator from maryland, pledge to render impartial justice on the matter .f impeachment your hand shakes with that immediatestorical and commitment. the constitution sets a two-thirds majority required for convicting someone who's been impeached in the house. that means one party can impeach somebody they don't like and over to the senate but in the senate you have to have a bipartisan majority to convict them.erson and eject when they ca

us again next saturday at 8:00 eastern for the best in nonfiction books. .. >> a divided government returns to washington with the convening of the 116th congress. democrats assume control of the house of representativeshile republicans increased their majority in the senate. this congress has been described as the most diverse in history with over 100 new members coming to washington including more women and minorities than ever before. join us at noon on thursday as the 116th congress gavels into session. watch your member take the oath of office, the election of a new speaker, and the congress began its work. new congress, new leaders live on c-span and c-span2. >> c-span covered an event marking the 50th 50th anniversy of the civil rights movement in northern ireland and the shared experiences found in the federal movement happening during the 1960s in the u.s.

today the house of representatives has a member in great distress and it causes all of us who are aware of that, and i think most of us are, sorrow. representative walter jones is the congress person from the third district of north carolina. he is a man of courage, a man who speaks truth to power, and has been a member of this body since 1995. representative jones has a condition that has caused him to go into hospice care. he likely will not be joining us on this floor. but he's a man who i have had the great privilege of knowing, because he's a good human being , an honorable man, who made a mistake in a vote of the iraq war, and after he realized that was a mistake, having voluntary voted for that war, he voted against -- voted for that war, he voted against war and conflict ever after, and wrote personal notes to the families , military ms deaths. he supported veterans, he supported our country, he was a man of conscience. he still is. but our thoughts are with him. and i thank him for his service and his friendship. fair winds and following seas, my friend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i a

used to run to church just to listen to dr. king on the radio is elijah cummings. he's been representing maryland in congress and now the democrats have a majority in the house representatives, it's chairman comings.'sn charge ofversight committee. >> reporter: elijah cummings has been a familiar face on capitol hill for a long time. a 13-year term congman who's served under four different presidents. and he was hand picked by the democratic leaders. >> this job. >> we are in a fighting for the soul of our democracy. and you got to understand that. this is serious business. >> reporter: you could dismiss the congressman's statement as partisan hyperbole but part of the government is shuttered, foftrump's former associates are convicted felons, four left under a cloud of scandal and there are 17 other investigations underway. >> will you all please raise your right hand. >> reporter: not counting the ones about to begin in the new deat ofenta comed to nd cpel have ithe pastcans a you know why? because that's our job. and it comes to subpoena, i know the power of subpoena having practiced law. you agot to have documents, emails, information. >> reporter: for the first two years of the trump administration that i

officially take control of the lower house the house of representatives his republicans say they still hold congress's other chamber the upper house the senate also in jordan tells us that what it all means for trump's presidency new year new session of congress the public's expectations of success are high the american public is so much more engaged than they normally are they are paying attention to politics they're not just letting things happen after the november elections the republicans retain control of the senate but it's the democrats who now run the house their ranks are younger more liberal more ethnically diverse and filled with many more women. they want to check president don't trump policies and to pass legislation of their own immigration reform investigating saudi arabia's ties to the us and expanding health care coverage. but first ending the federal government shutdown how dangerous is why we need a wall the president wants up to five billion dollars for a border wall between the u.s. and mexico and he says he won't reopen the government unless he gets that money democrats say they won't give the president money for anyone that means eight hundre

congress gives him the money for building a wall on the mexican border. emma kreth take control of the house of representatives later this week. mitting republican senator romney has blasted president former candidate used an opinion article in the washington post a call mr. trump's character shortfalls glaring and said his actions and words have caused dismay around the world. the president responded on twitter, asking if romney is a flake. in reference to jeff flake. in russiaan arrested on spying charges as a former marine. he was in moscow to attend a wedding. he is a director of security for an auto parts maker. askedate department has moscow to let officials meet with him. and there is another sign that italy is on the brink of another recession. shrankufacturing sector for the third month in a row. business sentiment is at its weakest in six years. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists in more than 120 countries. i'm kailey leinz, this is bloomberg. vonnie? vonnie: let's get a quick check on the markets. they are repairing themselves a little bit, we were down more than 1% on the major indices. the stoxx and the dow are higher, down six

use them in good health. [ laughter ] [ applause ] happy holidays everyone. >>> a divided government returns to washington with the convening of the 116 congress, democrats assume house control of the house of representatives well they increase their majority in the senate. this house has been described as of the most diverse in history with over 100 new members coming to washington, including more women and minorities than ever before. join us at noon on thursday as the 116th congress gavels into session. watch your member take the oath of office, the election of a new speaker in the congress begin its work, new congress, new leaders, live on c-span and c-span 2. >>> this weekend, c-span city tour takes you to santa monica california with the help of our spectrum cable partners we highlight santa monica's literary life and history. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. a visit with journalists author and professor, saul rubin as he describes santa monica's culture, economy and more. >> santa monica is an aggressive southern california beach city. and it is a major tourist destination, most well known for being a place where people might come to enjoy the day, be a tourist and also now as a popular place fo