but van hollen says he doesn't know if congress has the will or ability to avoid another shutdown. at nih in bethesda, chris gordon, news 4. >>> son of a former virginia lawmaker killed a man then led police on a wild chase before he killed himself. we'll tell you more about that killer's troubled past. >>> burglars targeting an unusual place in the district. why they've hit this library, why they've hit this library, not once, but twice, [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> oh, we had cloud cover most of the day then the pope made his way into d.c. and we started to see some sunshine. coincidence? possibly. but hey, i'll tell you what, take a look out there right now. seeing a few clouds and sun making its way down across our region. a very nice looking shot. over toward the woodrow wilson bridge. across the potomac toward alexandria. temperatures around

i'm joined by congressman chris van hollen, from maryland.ollen, thanks for joining us on this friday night. how did you hear the news that john boehner was going to be stepping down? >> i was surprised as well. like luke i thought it was a matter of when but i didn't think it would be this soon. and i'm sure the speaker's very relieved. he was clearly relieved at his press conference. but this is a very bad sign for the future of the house and the prospects of actually getting things done because what this means, alex, is that the 40 tea party folks, the most extreme folks in the republican caucus at the end of the day had their way. they're emboldened now. and whoever becomes the next speaker, they will hold a hammer over whoever that speaker is. and anytime the speaker gets out of line with that right-wing tea party agenda they can bring it down. >> so is there going to be a government shutdown, congressman? >> well, we're going to work very hard to avoid a government shutdown. and the clock is ticking. we're going to work very hard to do

tonight as maryland congressman van hollen put it we can't have a repeat of what happened to years ago. >> we don't want a repeat of this. if they want to fight the battle, fight it on their own terms. maureen: but it's a fight over funding planned parenthood. they are introducing legislation to stop a shutdown that sets up negotiating teams and fail safe to keep the government running if an agreement can't be reached. the possibility of a government shutdown and the fight over planned parenthood are likely to be discussed at the republican debate. leon: a big moment for the top candidates on the stage but those trying to claw their way up in the polls. 11 people will be on the stage when the debate begins at 8:00 p.m. tonight. maureen: for what to expect we turn to john treanor at the ronald reagan presidential library tonight. site of the debate. john? john: good evening from simi valley. we are hours away now from the second and the anticipated g.o.p. debate. all eyes once again will be on donald trump. how is this for a sneak peek? we snuck in last night and got a another look toda

chris van hollen. he joins us live. appreciate you taking the time for us. >> van hollen: good to be with you. jonathan: talk to me about the prevent the shutdown. >> we have to avoid the shutdown. it costs the economy $24 million. hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. we should have learned our lesson. the prevent government shutdown act does two things. it calls on speaker boehner to have a bipartisan number of members to come one a negotiated solution to this so we don't go over the cliff two weeks from now. it has a fail safe agreement that if no agreement is reached the government would operate at the level of the investments we need to keep the economy moving ahead and provide for the national defense. negotiations first. fail safe so we don't shut the government down. jonathan: new wrinkles to the process. planned parenthood has come on a lot of folks' radar screen. some argue it should be defund and others say it should be defunded. is that a nonstarter or is this up for discussion in the process? chris: it's not

van hollen visited nih and said a government shutdown would be devastating to patients here.id the doors would be closed and nih would have to turn away children and adults who can't get this level of care anywhere else. >> number one, we've got to avoid another shameful and harmful government shutdown. and secondly, we've got to make sure nih has the resources necessary to do the work that it does. >> van hollen has proposed a plan to congress to avoid a government shutdown. ahead on news 4:00 at 6:00, tonight chris gordon reports on what a government shutdown would cost and prospects for avoiding it. >>> as the pope arrives in the united states, members of the jewish faith are gathering to observe the high holiday of yom kippur, the day of a -- yom kippur is a day of prayer, fasting and asking for forgiveness for past sins. >> it really causes us then to do a tremendous amount of introspection, to think about our lives, to think about the kinds of things that we want to do better. the things we want to ask forgiveness forand the things we want to change in our lives. it's a

i'm joined by congressman chris van hollen.a seat as a blocker to stop your colleagues from encroaching on the pope's space? >> i have not yet but i clearly need to look into this opportunity. being a blocker for the pope would be an honor. >> would it be man-to-man or zone defense? one has to wonder. >> i don't know what the tactics are being employed here. it's something i just learned about. >> there's a lot of excitement clearly on the hill. he's going to be speaking in english, not his native tongue. obviously addressing some issues with which there is broad agreement, especially in your party, on climate change and the need to do more for refugees and migrants. >> yes, look, the pope's message is one of humanity, a message of hope, a message of protecting god's creation, the planet, so i think he will be talking about things like climate change. i think he will be talking about having an economy that works for everybody, where everybody has a chance to climb the ladder of opportunity. i think he will stick to universal to

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van hollen today, there have been discussions between mr. van hollen and mr. price with ference to resolution of the funding levels for a c.r. for the length -- or the length of term of the c.r. i had an opportunity to talk to ranking member nita lowey today of the appropriations committee, she informs me that there have been no substantive discussions between herself and mr. rogers and that mr. rogers in fact has no indication of what funding levels will be going forward or what a c.r. would look like or the length or period of time it would be for. in addition to that, i've discussed with the leader's office, leader pelosi's office, i know that neither my office, nor leader pelosi's office have been in discussions either with the speaker's office or your office in any substantive way with how we might be moving orward on a c.r. i frankly thought that this coming week would be the week for us to consider a continuing resolution so that given the very, very short number of days available in september for taos meet that there would be time for the senate to rec

maryland representative chris van hollen is there, too. congress has to pass a spending plan by september 30th to avoid a shutdown. that's now just eight day as way. >>> if you live in southern arlington, your kid's school may be getting major upgrade next year. the county's approved 30,000 foot expansion for abingdon elementary. will incorporate more than 100 new students, it includes 12 new classrooms, outdoor teaching area, and a new gym. >>> a major jewish holiday begins tonight. yom kippur. not only will all of the synagogues be holding services there's one at lincoln memorial at 6:30. yom kippur is considered the holiest day on the jewish calendar. jewss are atoning for the sins they committed all year. >>> last-minute preparations to what's in store for the next couple of days as the pope makes his way to washington. >>> one of the big concerns if you're not planning to see the pope is all of the traffic changes. some are already in effect. what you need to know when news4 midday returns. >>> pope francis is about to leave cuba, he'

. >>> valerie irvin is officially ending her bid to fill chris van hollen's seat on capitol hill.ormer montgomery council president wrote on facebook that fund-raising is a sign of campaign viability adding that she simply hasn't raised enough. irvin served on the council from 2006 to 2014 and several other candidates are seeking the democratic nomination from maryland's eighth congressional district seat and she's running to replace barbara mckull ski. >>> he's pledged another $4.5 million so that the panda program can continue. since his first donation back in 2011, the zoo's female panda mae jeong has given birth to two healthy cubs and the newest cub was born last month. two others died shortly after they were born. for the first time the zoo now has four pandas. >>> skip the wait at the doctor's office. doreen gentzler explains how one family used to travel for hours for special care, but now they stay in their hometown without changing doctors. >>> even the white house press secretary is calling it a traffic nightmare. find out who president obama's >>> and now your storm te

van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend, mr. levin. this agreement represents the best path to achieving our goal of preventing iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon, and it advances the national security interests of the united states and our allies, including israel. i ask that the remainder of my remarks be placed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: thank you, mr. speaker. for far too long we faced the nightmare of iran with nuclear bombs. impacted by heavy sanctions, iran finally agreed to negotiate, led by the united states and five other nations. after agreeing on a framework, which iran complied with, the parties completed the much-detailed joint comprehensive plan of action. when i issued my statement of support for jcpoa six weeks ago, its fate was uncertain. what decisively turned the tide was the impassioned leadership of the president with secretaries kerry and moniz, combined with a momentus outpouring of support outside the political realm fr

the other supporters are congresswoman donna edwards and chris van hollen, both directs. republican congressman andy harris is the an member of the delegation opposing the deal. >>> former senator and world war ii veteran bob dole will be among those paying tribute to world war ii veterans today at the world war ii memorial. the national park service plans a special ceremony to park the 70th anniversary of vj day. it's the anniversary of the allied forces victory in the pacific and the effective end of world war ii. the ceremony takes place at 10:30 a.m. >>> a standoff over same-sex marriage in kentucky continues this morning. >> county clerk tim dave -- kim davis has less than 24 hours to respond to a federal judge's motion calling her to court today. >> we'll have much more on that story coming up. first, let's check in with erika-- >> with erica. >> it's steamy out here already. we're looking at dew points in the 70s. that's oppressive humidity and it's going to be another hot one as temperatures head to the 90s today. we could see a shower or thunderstorm thou most of

van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend, mr. levin. this agreement represents the best path to achieving our goal of preventing iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon, and it advances the national security interests of the united states and our allies, including israel. i ask that the remainder of my remarks be placed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: thank you, mr. speaker. for far too long we faced the nightmare of iran with nuclear bombs. impacted by heavy sanctions, iran finally agreed to negotiate, led by the united states and five other nations. after agreeing on a framework, which iran complied with, the parties completed the much-detailed joint comprehensive plan of action. when i issued my statement of support for jcpoa six weeks ago, its fate was uncertain. what decisively turned the tide was the impassioned leadership of the president with secretaries kerry and moniz, combined with a momentus outpouring of support outside the political realm fr

van hollen of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. van hollen: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank my colleague. this legislation is the latest attempt to take essential health care services away from women. . our republican colleagues know that none of the planned parenthood federal fund are used for abortion. they know that there is no evidence that planned parenthood has violated any federal laws. they know that 90% of planned parenthood services go to essential cancer screenings, family planning counseling, pregnancy tests, contraceptive care, and other things. this bill will deny women those services. when this bill fails in the senate, our republican colleagues are apparently prepared to shut down the government in order to shut down those women's health services. mr. speaker, a republican -- our republican colleagues are entitled to their views but they should not harm our economy, they should not harm america's women, they should not shut

chris van hollen says that the tea party could be forcing a government shutdown. he says that this year's course of events mirrors the lead up to 2013, when gop leaders said they would not let it happen. at the end of the day, the tea party folks have an awful lot of power in the house and senate, so we have a fight on our hands. as the tea party -- does the tea party won a government shutdown -- want a government shutdown? i think we never want to see a government shutdown. what we want to see is congress fighting for what we believe in undert the spending control. that has been very important to us. we also want to see, back in 2013, the entire government continue to function and be funded, but we wanted to see happen was the obamacare program not funded. we wanted the entire government to be funded without obamacare being funded. as we lead up to what will happen, as we hit the october 1 fiscal year deadline, we will see that there will be a lot of bad deals made. there will probably be a really big massive spending bill, that .s what happens every time congres

van hollen of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. van hollen: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank my colleague. this legislation is the latest attempt to take essential health care services away from women. . our republican colleagues know that none of the planned parenthood federal fund are used for abortion. they know that there is no evidence that planned parenthood has violated any federal laws. they know that 90% of planned parenthood services go to essential cancer screenings, family planning counseling, pregnancy tests, contraceptive care, and other things. this bill will deny women those services. when this bill fails in the senate, our republican colleagues are apparently prepared to shut down the government in order to shut down those women's health services. mr. speaker, a republican -- our republican colleagues are entitled to their views but they should not harm our economy, they should not harm america's women, they should not shut

chris van hollen says that the tea party could be forcing a government shutdown.e says that this year's course of events mirrors the lead up to 2013, when gop leaders said they would not let it happen. at the end of the day, the tea party folks have an awful lot of power in the house and senate, so we have a fight on our hands. as the tea party -- does the tea party won a government shutdown -- want a government shutdown? i think we never want to see a government shutdown. what we want to see is congress fighting for what we believe in undert the spending control. that has been very important to us. we also want to see, back in 2013, the entire government continue to function and be funded, but we wanted to see happen was the obamacare program not funded. we wanted the entire government to be funded without obamacare being funded. as we lead up to what will happen, as we hit the october 1 fiscal year deadline, we will see that there will be a lot of bad deals made. there will probably be a really big massive spending bill, that .s what happens every time congress

van hollen, the ranking member of the budget committee, and i have talked to mr. mccarthy but we have had no discussions how to keep the government opened just eight legislative days from now. if the government were to shut down, as it did in 2013, it would cost our economy billions of dollars. and put our national security at risk. hundreds of thousands of public service workers would be furloughed and millions of people would be cut off from critical programs and services. many republicans are urging their leadership not to risk a shut down. representative dent of pennsylvania said i don't think we need to do a replay of 2013. it would be an enormous tactical and strategy bunder -- strategy blunder. indiana senator dan coates, conservative republican, called the shutdown a failed tactic for political purposes that is not going to succeed. i urge my republican colleagues to stop threatening a shut down. not all of them but some of them, and instead take action to keep the government opened as we work to reach an agreement on a bunt that replaces the -- budget tha