. >> host: kimberly in washington pennsylvania republican. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. i voted for trump and i just let the union. matter-of-fact java had i was a slider at the job i had before was. [inaudible] a little more pay but i was seduced to go togo you because they're supposed bere better, me benefits, blah, blah, blah and it was far less, way less. in a span of three months they took $880 out of out of my pay. that was crazy. i left the union and that was with the pipeline for crying out loud. any rate, i have relatives who were in accountable. they just sold out. they were making $17 an hour. when they sold out the new company took them down to nine dollars an hour. it's crazy. as far as the obstructions, the democrats, i have never, i am 55. i have never ever remember ever any president being threatenedan with impeachment before he even took office. that set the precedent right there. >> host: andy puzder? >> guest: again, i agree with much of what she said. i think the unit that simply lost relevance for american workers and if they're going to keep looking

host: washington, pennsylvania, kimberly, a republican. caller: good morning, everybody. i've been in a couple of unions in my lifetime. i'm in my middle 50's. i was in dallas, texas, in 1982 when i was in the health field. we had $15 dues once a month, and that was it. now, 30 some years later, i joined another union that was supposed to give mediation benefits and after 360 hours i would have health benefits and all that, and i got the run around. six months after i started with this business i still than have any health benefits. my point is, from september 2017 until december of 2017, when i left a decent job without a union and joined this one thinking i was going to get better ahead, they had taken $880 out of my pay. when i called the union rep who i have never met in the six months i was there, i left the job because of the union, but when i called of the union rep and asked what was this for, because they take this union dues and then they take this 4%, my paystub is union dues, and they are telling me that is just to keep the lights on. i know unions can help bu

washington, d.c. sandy from pennsylvania, republican line. good morning. caller: i got up at 3:00 because i want to see president trump speech. i even saw the lse jus list of to 11:00 last night. i am so happy that we have a president that is not afraid to stand up for the american people and for peace. that is l have to say. i have been pranks are for this to settle -- i have been praying so hard for this to settle. caller: let's go to sharon joining us from deal city, florida. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am curious about what is going to happen with this press conference because in the past, trump only seems to take questions that put him in a good light and kind of avoid the difficult questions. i'm hoping that some really pertinent questions will be asked and answered. moment and we need to have a little more transparency. a little more information about what has gone on, especially during the private times. ilso -- maybe i'm a little negative here but i feel like alienating our allies and butting up to desk but eating up to a leader -- but

campuses most targeted by these groups are schools in california texas virginia florida washington state and pennsylvania the league c.e.o. said quote we're concerned to see that white supremacists are accelerating their efforts to target schools with propaganda and the hopes of recruiting young people to support their bigoted world view some of the most recent campus propaganda focuses on undocumented immigrants want to fire says quote keep america american report any and all of legal allianz that they are not immigrants they are criminals and recent years white supremacist leaders have spoken on college campuses spreading hate speech i spoke with activist perry rad and asked him when does free speech cross that border of promoting hate speech and hateful actions. to make it real simple and to the point when speech runs afoul of american values values of justice equality justice when it comes to to the values of democracy for all americans you know the constitution is very clear and who is protected by the bill of rights and so when receipt runs afoul of it then we know that that's speech is in the hate

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the funeral train traveled from washington, d.c., through pennsylvania and new york, and on to springfieldrst and only woman ever hanged by the federal government. >> david herold, george atzerodt, lewis powell, and, mary surratt, you have been sentenced to hang. >> with a single bullet, john wilkes booth takes the life of abraham lincoln, but he can't erase what the president and the union army have accomplished. the united states of america has taken its first stride towards true equality, and the legacy of abraham lincoln, the man who redefines what it means to be an american, will live on. >> one-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves. all knew that this interest was the cause of the war. >> fire! >> the confederates fired on fort sumter! >> with malice toward none, with charity for all, let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. >> lincoln's assassination doesn'

washington d.c. at sixteen hundred pennsylvania avenue is pure evil there's no other way to say that separating children from their parents is something that we should never do. on this issue extenuating circumstances where the parent has been abusive something along those lines but we need to remember that the reason people are coming to this country from central america specifically in other parts of the world in many cases is because u.s. intervention in those countries so the u.s. has a lot to do with why these people leave but regardless of why they leave it's not the children's fault of why their parents are bringing them to separate them from their parents as i mentioned is pure evil and if there's one thing that donald trump is known for is for being a person that has promoted racism he's acted on and that of the entrance of the human beings but on the his own interest and that is now what this country is all about the united states like every country in the world deserves to have secure borders but treat people in a humane manner is not that's not something that donald trump has ever done and i

both in washington and in pennsylvania we and i will continue to work with my colleagues, community leaders, health care professionals, and law enforcement to prioritize an immediate and effective response to save the lives of those we love. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, for five minutes. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and congratulate four exceptional students from new jersey's point pleasant bureau high school, luke, theresa, jeff, and adrian for their amazing app designed to ensure that their classmates with special needs have a lunch buddy to build friendships, share conversation, laugh, or talk about each other's hopes and dreams. lunch buddy app helps make all participating students more understanding, knowledgeable, kind, and empathetic. it helps all participating students see the world from each other's eyes. everyone has good days and bad, strengths and weaknesses, and things we want to talk about to a friend. for many, high school can be difficult and lonely. lunc

c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning, a pennsylvania republican congressman discusses immigration and the judiciary hearing on the clinton email probe. and then the democratic texas congressman talks about the future of u.s. immigration policy. be sure to watch "washington journal" thursday morning. join the discussion. columnist talks about her book, sex matters, how modern feminism lost track with -- lost touch with common sense. >> we send confusing messages to young people. young women, i do not envy them. this was a story i put in the book about a number of women athletes who have posed topless for sports illustrated. , i of them i quoted who said am proud of my body, i want to help young women who might have body image issues. , that is a crock. women should be dignified. they should remember it is hard for people to take you seriously when you disrobe. a man looking at a picture of a topless woman is not going to say, look at that fantastic athlete, isn't it wonderful she doesn't have any problems with body image? he is going to

california would be the fourth state to sue including illinois, pennsylvania and washington. >>> afterrly a century, a business is preparing to close its doors for good. the restaurant on clay street in downtown oakland planlong al week as hundreds customers are coming back to say good- byes and have one last meal. many say they have been coming here as long as they can remember. >> my parents would bring us. we would catch the 81 bus from 69th and east 14th, come out here and have enchilada's, rice and beans. >> we hate to see it go. we will enjoy our meal and make the best of it. >> after 91 years in business, she is closing, not because she wants to but because it's time to take care of her mother and her family. >>> later today, state lawmakers will give more details about money for two beaches on the san mateo coast. the state budget signed by gornown this week includes up to $1 million to restore public access to martin's beach south of half moon bay. a silicon valley bigate on the blocking public access to the beach. the money maybe used to buy a public road that runs through th

filedmplaints hav been states including washington, california, new york, and pennsylvania, and allege the border policy violates immigrants since agreement -- fifth amendment rights. a deepening sense of unease is rippling through china's financial market. the benchmark shanghai stock index tumbled 20% in just five months to officially enter a bear market. the offshore yuan headed for its longest losing streak in four years. 2015.reviving memories of it rocked global markets. in bitcoin is weighing on more than just the biggest cryptocurrency. the website finder says more than 80% of 1500 digital coins sell in price in the past seven days. in the weekend of june 25, they were down 19% on average. professor robert schiller told us cryptocurrencies are a social movement and epidemic of enthusiasm. the east coast is less into it than the west coast. silicon valley is really into it. ais to me shows it is not rational response to new information. it is a social movement. it is an epidemic of enthusiasm, very much. it's a speculative bubble. jessica: global news, 24 hours a day on air and

c-span "washington journal" is live everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning pennsylvania republican congressman discusses immigration and the judiciary hearing on the clinton e-mail probe. henry cuellar talks about the future of immigration policy. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at seven eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. here's what were covering thursday. at 9:00 a.m. eastern live coverage of the u.s. house begins. they are expected to continue work on the 2019 depends spending bill. on c-span2, live coverage of the senate as they work on the farm bill and on c-span three at 930, fbi director christopher wray and deputy attorney general rob rosenstein testify at a house judiciary committee hearing on fbi and justice department actions surrounding the 2016 presidential election. best-selling author brad thor will be your guest on in-depth fiction addition. his latest book spymaster will be published july 3. his other books include use of force, lyons of lucerne, blacklist, state of the union, plus 14 more thrillers. interact with brad by phone, tw

like so it's twenty four degrees in the forecast in new york or twenty seven in washington back further west answer pennsylvania and the ohio valley the chances are you get high temperatures and still some pretty big thunderstorms. there whether it's sponsored by cattle i always say. an estimated one hundred thousand lives cruelly ended over a century ago. a distant past not to the descendants of the sultan. a tale of colonialism and racial supremacy unravels in the quest for justice and recognition of the sacrifices of tribal people to maybe. skulls of my people i witnessed documentaries on how to zero. in an exclusive documentary series al-jazeera reveals the full story of a war that changed the face of the middle east and this is. not a war to defeat this is a war of wait for the promise of the final episode of a three part series explores the impending threat to global superpowers i don't covers why the arab israeli conflict continues to this day the war in october the battle and beyond at this time on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera. hello i'm adrian for the again this is that he is a live from doha coming

a scene repeated over 130years, when the doors were first opened on pennsylvania avenue in washingtonin 1890. more than a century later, the weschlers are still at the aucti auctioneer's podium. gh>> you have to go thr the junk to get to the good stuff. >> reporter: miss pixie has been buying here for her store for nearly a quarter not just dealers shop here. >> $200, a start. >> reporter: tom weschler's job is to encourage buyers into the play. >> they don't want the aucti auctioneer to know theedre interest they try to be coy. >> reporter: he is one of five descendants of the founder still working in the busiss. not all are auctioneers. leonard manages the inventory for the weekly metro le. where the merchandise changes every week. where does it all c ae from? lot of people are downsizing. >> reporter: weschler's hasn't downsized. in the business, did you know this is what you wanted to do? >> basically, i've worked hre 44 years. >> reporter: like his cousins, he started in high schoolnd came back full time after college. >> there's a lot of different stuff that comes through here.

this is not a washington that is filled with role models, except at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> no. it's almost a paralysis of leadership, i think, throughout washington and in congress. and if i were to criticize donald trump for anything, it would be that he's not even more outraged. he's not making more outrageous demantsdz. he has the power. he has the authority to shut down entire departments if he wanted to. lou: i would rather he open them up. i would rather he make good on his promise of transparency. and i would hope i if he doesn't fire rosenstein and sessions, give them a direct order. turn over the documents to the oversight committees, do it forth with without excuse and delay so help you god. >> short of that congress absolutely should step in there and continue making these demands. and i think they ought to impeach rosenstein. lou: i will take unfortunately the ender on that. i don't think they've got the guts. if. >> you're probably right. lou: they won't even speak with courage let alone act with it. i hope i'm wrong and i certainly hope you're right, as you often,

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washington exploded. the university of pennsylvania a study on that and looked at the number of think since 1980.doubled now, washington, d.c. is the .01% of the than u.s. population, it houses 21% 1900 think tanks. many think tanks can do great but as the 2014 "new york showed,nvestigation many are beholden to foreign government funding. the national as public radio investigation of last year indicated, many think are increasingly relying donationsrations for in the the cut-throat era of today. have aanks, of course, lot of expertise but can congress count on them for the independence and absolute objectivity that those c.r.s., staff used to.a. provide? then, of course, we have the lobbyists. number of congressional staff have decreased, the number have,byists unsurprisingly, increased. there are now roughly 12,000 staffers and 11,500 registered lobbyists. registeredhe lobbyists. as we all know in washington, there are a lot more people lobbying but not registered. they may have useful information, i agree. but by definition, lobbyists are partial to whomever is paying their services and whatever cause the

washington. how about the 60s up into the western sections of pennsylvania .ere's what futurecast looks like aen: 30 in the morning. you have that may be steady or heavy . look at the south of us towards colonial beach. rg fredericksbuthese showers will be lifting throughy.t the rounds of rainy think are in theec fort. i don't think we see severe weather event here. i don't think we have a flooding concern. but pretty much off and on all day and even into friday night, by saturday morning we could have a few left over showers. we'll bet areak , sunshine does push theu, hot dogs and humid and thene may have some late day showers and storms. for tomorrow, look the trem temps 73 ing the mornin and then falling late in de air rain c air with on and offs showers. if thi is your beach weekend,yb tomorrow e not so great. for friday just a few showers around throughout the day. it wil be just lying us at the beach. the weekend is a little better. i think theth thunderstormse beach hold off until sat afternoon so you might be able to squeezen a good day at the water. s

giving donald trump a third supreme court pick alan fischer al-jazeera washington a police officer in the u.s. state of pennsylvania has been charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black teenager the incident was captured on mobile phone video and led to widespread demonstrations in east pittsburgh christian salumi reports. it's a scene that's become all too common in the united states demonstrators pour into the streets to vent their outrage over their lease officers killing of an unarmed black man but in this case the calls for justice have resulted in criminal homicide charges against a thirty year old east pittsburgh police officer it was michael ross fields first day on the job with the east pittsburgh police department when he shot an unarmed seventeen year old it's an intentional act recklessly. and there is no justification for the district attorney said there was no evidence the officer's life was threatened cell phone footage from the scene showed and when rose was running away when the officer fired on him are assuming no mean feat a bullet hitting him in the back the officers lawyer says he acted r

the complaints include washington, california, new york, and pennsylvania, they allege it violates fifthto protection under the law and due process. india's central bank says bad debt is expected to climb to a near to decade decline. the industry's gross bad luck ratio may increase to 12.2% by march 2019. heads up -- that's up from 11.6% in the previous year. indian banks are already struggling with $210 billion of stressed assets. its appeal to continue operating in london into next year. a 15 month license was granted with conditions. uber was fighting the decision by transport for london to suspend our operations over safety and corporate government concerns. global news 24 hours a day on twitter,t tictoc on powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm paul allen, this is bloomberg. we are watching developments when it comes to the chinese markets. steady grind lower. we were talking about how a difference of 2015, given as we haven't had the massive bubble. it is a decline from a pretty low-level. will they continue today? >> that does continu the bea

washington exploded. the university of pennsylvania did a study on that and looked at the number of think tanks that doubled since 1980. although washington d.c. is the home of less than one-half of 1% of the u.s. population, it houses 21% of the 1900 think tanks. many think tanks can do great work. as a 2014 investigation showed, many are beholding foreign government funding. additionally as the national public radio investigation of last year indicated, many think tanks are increasingly relying on corporations for donations in the cut throat fund raising era of today. think tanks, of course, have a lot of expertise. but can congress count on them for the independence and the absolute objectivity that those crs, gao, and ota staff used to provide? but then of course we have the lobbyists. as the number of congressional staff have decreased, the number of lobbyists have increased. there are 12,000 congressional staffers and 11500 registered lobbyists. there are more people lobbied but not registered. they may have useful information, i agree. but by definition, lobbyists are partial to whomever is paying fo

if you're sitting in washington for 30 years, looking down at pennsylvania avenue, thinking you belong in the oval office, and some guy moves down from trump tower after 17 months of campaigning, you get frustrated and mean-spirited. but i'd like to leave it on a positive note -- weather on the east coast could affect the signal. if you are still there, can we have your final comment? i think we can hear you. guest: if you can see me or hear me, we have a phenomenal country. an unbelievable opportunity in the next years. let's dial back the rhetoric on both sides, and we will get there in a better mood. host: anthony scaramucci joining us from southhampton, new york. we apologize for the signal issues, but we appreciate your time. we hope you will come back. guest: thank you. host: we are back tomorrow morning at 7:00 an eastern time with c-span washington journal. a busy meeting. -- of the washington post and washington examiner to set the stage for what is going to happen in the house and senate. later, looking at redundant federal programs with jessica lucas judy, deputy officer for

if you're sitting in washington for 30 years, looking down at pennsylvania avenue, thinking you belong in the oval office, and some guy moves down from trump tower after 17 months of i think we can hear you. guest: if you can see me or hear me, we have a phenomenal country. an unbelievable opportunity in the next years. let's dial back the rhetoric on both sides, and we will get there in a better mood. host: anthony scaramucci joining us from southhampton, new york. we >> you can watch that at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or on c-span.org or using the free c-span radio app. >> tonight on "the communicators" american cable association president and c.e.o. polka and tbs telcom senior vice president of orporate affairs, andrew peterson talk about the issues facing rural and suburban broadband providers. >> we serve so many of our customers, very rural in scope. is the instances, pbs only provider in those areas. we've worked very closely with the devernnt, the .c.c. with programs that make partnership investments with private companies through the federal service program to bring that and

pennsylvania. >>> president trump is bac in washington this morning after yesterday's historic nuclear summit iningapor now that he's home, lawmakers want more details about the agreement heigned with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> nbc'sel kristinr is following the latest at the white house. tin, still a lot of questions out there. >> reporter: a lot of questions. good morning to both of you. the president who returned to the white house after that historical summit just moments ago is claimingvictory. now he's gearing up for t critical sales pitch tweeting thank you to kim overnight and the world , quote, has taken a big step back from potential nuclear catastrophe. the president also sending out his top lieutenants to help him make the pitch. secretary of state mike pompeo is out trying to go to capitol hill on tuesday toally skeptical lawmakers. the question they have, did the president give away too much after signing the dea admitting to complete denuclearization. the president said it willtart quickly but, here's the big but, without having a timetle or how it would be verified and ha

washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to by your cable or satellite provider. next, q&a with university of pennsylvania law professor amy about free-- talking speech on college campuses. then, theresa may answers questions from the house of commons followed by president trump in las vegas. ♪ this week, university of pennsylvania law professor amy wax. professor wax talks about free speech on university campuses in the united states. brian: amy wax: before i ask you questions about why we asked you to come here, i want to go through your background. where are you from? amy: i was born and raised in troy, new york, in a small city

they turned out all along those old pennsylvania railroad tracks between new york and washington as thatt's a terrible waste of a good man. >> it hurts me so bad to see him go. >> he stood for everybody, the man and his brother. and what they tried to accomplish, it's just a shame how they just shot him down. >> more was being mourned than the shock and tragedy of another kennedy assassination. what was being mourned was a vision for what 1968 was going to be. >> the following is a special report from cbs news in washington. the poor people's rally. >> for the past six weeks, resurrection city has hung on through unprecedented rainfall and a dwindling population. >> the poor people's campaign built resurrection city to finally address racial and economic injustice in the united states, but ends up a tragic disappointment. it's one of the rainiest months in the nation's capital. they are living under deplorable conditions. >> many of the poor who came see their high hopes trickle away in disillusionment. the campaign is at a virtual standstill. >> there appears to be a kind of insensitivi

washington. >> tonight the big clean-up is underway after a tornado slammed through parts of northeastern pennsylvania, leaving a path of severe damage in wilkes-barr. meantime as we head west they are bracing for tropical storm bud forecast to move across the southern end of baja, california sur lashing the with high winds and surf. >>> now to what could be the future of travel and solution to beating the traffic, billionaire entrepreneur elon musk is back in the headlines not for spacex company or car company, instead the mayor of chicago unveiled a plan to help solve theitproblem. will ire? and could it work where you live? here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: in a city notorious for traffic congestion and gridlock, elon musk's boring company got the mayoral nod to dig deep. a tunnel for high speed trip from chicago to o'hare airport called the express loop, the design is similar for musk's plan for los angeles. using electric pods built by tesla to carry 16 people at up to 150 miles per hour. travel time, 12 minutes. four times faster than the current 17-mile trip. ticket price, 25 bucks. >> we

pennsylvania. my family lived on the same lan since the 1700s. washington troops came to my family's land. that was not really a history where george washington led an army of people. it's a place for the federal government is not loved. >> thank you so much. it was wonderful. [applause] [applause] >> thank you for coming. books can be purchased and signed outside of the auditori auditorium. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] >> good afternoon and welcome to the 34th annual chicago tribune lit fest. on to say thank you to our sponsors. today's program will be broadcast live on c-span2, book tv. there'll be time

washington. p >> tonight the big cleanuis underway after a tornado slammed through parts of northeastern pennsylvania leaving a path of vere damage including several homes and businesses demolished. in the meantime, as we head west, they are bracing for tropical storm bud forecast to move across the southern end of baja, california dumping several inches of rain and lashing the area with strong wind and high surf. >>> what could be the future of travel and the solution to beating the traffic. llionaire entrepreneur elon musk is back in the headlines. not for his spacex y,eadlines and tesla compnstead musk and the mayor of chicago today unveiled a plan to help solve that city's mass transiproblems. will it work there and could it work where you live? is nbc's tom costello.>> reporter: in a city notorious for traffic congestion and gridlock, the boring company got the mayoral nod to dig deep. a tunnel for a high-speed trip from downtown chicago to o'hare airport called the express loop, the design is similar to r musk's plan s angeles, using electric pods built by tesla to carry up to 16 people at 150

washington journal. stick around for that discussion on monday. time for a couple more calls. frank in pennsylvania, an independent. good morning, thank you for taking my call. i don't understand why american children have to fall behind -- host: fred, that line is not working for you. we go to helen. good morning and thank you for taking my call. i have a concern when it comes to the supreme court, when it comes to a woman's right for abortion or not to have one. it should be a pro-choice, not someone making a decision for us. ,s an african-american woman abortion is not for me. it is for whoever wants to do it. i am feeling right now, in my 70's, why are you forcing people to have an abortion? they come here alive and you end up shooting and killing them on the street later. which what are you going to have? are you going to let the woman choose what she is going to do or are you going to use your second amendment issued until them later. you're i think what trying to say is something i agree with. if somebody is so concerned about the unborn am a that is important. if somebody -- they should als

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. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. pennsylvania congressman discusses immigration and the judiciary committee meeting on the clinton probe. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. , aday night and afterwords physician details her efforts to prove that children in flint, michigan were being exposed to lead poisoning. -- she isk interviewed by larry peters. >> you heard that there might be water. the when did that happen? what were some of the first actions you took? ofit wasn't until the end august of 2015. it wasn't from seeing patients. housepened to be in my with a glass of wine with a high school girlfriend who happened to be a water expert. with a glass of wine in my head she said, have you heard about the water? i said everything is fine. she said no, it is not being treated properly. because it is not being treated properly there could be lead in the water. i tried to get children's blood lead levels. they track this. i couldn't get back to government data. own research at our public hospi

host: linda in pennsylvania, north korea issue, washington responsedline, kim's will be handed to donald as north korean officials will visit the white house. top north korean officials will hand-deliver a letter to president trump in washington today from kim jong-un. the secretary of state mike pompeo reported real progress towards resuming plans for a high-stakes denuclearization summit. what karen vice-chairman and a delegation from pyongyang were headed from new york city to meet with donald trump at the white house" will be the first visit by officials from the isolated communist nation in 18 years. they say they are bearing a letter likely a response to donald trump's overtures for kim jong-un to call me or write. if pyongyang's the size to tone rhetoric which prompted the president to cancel be summit last week. we have the house coming in shortly pro forma but a few more open phone calls. new york, this is randy. good morning. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. a couple comments on two topics. on the white house briefing. my only comment, that was a good discuss

. >>> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning, pennsylvania republican congressman discusses immigration and the judiciary committee hearing on the clinton e-mail probe. and then democratic texas congressman talks about the future of u.s. immigration policy. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern, thursday morning. join the discussion. >> on the senate floor today, senators toomey and corker spoke about their amendment to the farm bill that would require that before a president can impose tariffs for national security reasons, he must have approval of congress. here's their discussion, from the senate floor. >> mr. president, i rise to address an amendment that i have worked on with my colleague senator corker from tennessee, an amendment that i hope we're going to get a vote on today because i think it is timely. it is important. and it's really a measure that would simply restore to congress a responsibility that the constitution assigns to congress. so what am i talking about? i'm talking about the amendment that

washington examiner. let's start at the end of the week and the other end of pennsylvania avenue, trump preparing for the g-7 summit with canada. what will be his goals going into the meeting on riding at saturday question work guest: it is likely to be fairly uncomfortable considering the terrorists leveled against the allies last week. there is a great deal of tension between canada and this administration. came out to say that this was disrespectful for the united states to do and it simply caught them off guard. th h set the deadline of may 31 to coinons with kenneth a and the eu over tariffs and f ts administration, they felt that they didn't get what they wanted out of the communication so they moved ahead with tariffs and now we see retaliatory efforts from canada, mexico and european partners. host: how much will they focus on trade? question, they're looking for any legislation where they could potentially see trump drop it or have them influence in that way but you have a few flashpoints you could look for in the senate. they could be considering the national defense authorization act. there is

pennsylvania. >> our thanks to kenneth there in the pittsburgh area. >>> to washington now where president trumpdoubling down on his hard-line stance on immigration as chaos continues at the border. the president is now saying that undocumented immigrants should be immediately deported without due process. no judges, no courts. and more than 30 parents who were separated from their children were released to a shelter in el paso over the weekend, but they still don't know where their kids are. protesters descended on a texas border town demanding that more than 2,000 children be returned to their families immediately. elizabeth warren toured the center. >> we've just come from the center. it's a disturbing picture. there are children by themselves. i saw a 6 month old baby. little girls, little boys. they're all on concrete floors in cages. there's just no other way to describe it. >> the house is set to vote this week on a legislative bill to keep families together, a fix for the dreamers and tougher border security, but it's not expected to pass. >>> turning to the weather, hot conditions are t

the citizens of northwestern pennsylvania, and t's been the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes gentleman from washington, mr. heck, for five minutes. mr. heck: thank you, mr. speaker. two weeks ago we reached another troublesome milestone for puget sound's magnificent but endangered orca population. we lost another southern resident orca, a 23-year-old male known as l-92. this is the third death in the past year and sixth in the past two years. there are now just 75 southern resident orcas left, the lowest number in 34 years. that's 13 fewer what he wills than when the pop -- whales than when the population was initiated under the endangered species act. i am sad about this loss, frustrated. i'm beyond frustrated because we know what needs to be done to save this iconic species in the pacific northwest. but quite frankly, the federal government isn't living up to its partnership responsibility. back home in washington state, the state government and local partners are stepping up. governor inslee earlier this year created the southern resident orca task force and tasked two terrific public servants, my

washington comes up this weekend. you don't have to worrynbout the rtoday, but tomorrow and sunday 11:00 to 9:00 tomorrow, 11:00 to 7:00 right there o pennsylvania avenue. barbecue battle. we'll be cooking barbecue during the 6:00 a.m. hour. >>> plus, our i-team has more on school safety. wait until you hea how many teachers are working without license ain whoooo. finding the best hotel price is now a safe bet. because tripadvisor searches... ...over 200 booking sites - so you save up to 30% on the... ...hotelock it in. tripadvisor. >> the radar is not really what we want to see as we start our friday. it is going to be wet as you head outside. i think we're used to it right now. i'm eun yang. >> last week it seems a long way. boy, i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. melissa is watching the roads. >> we begin with storm team 4is meteorol chuck bell. >> maybe it's me. i was out of town last weekend for the one dry weekend in the last two months.t if you w nice next weekend, send me a plane ticket. i'll go anywhere. right now we are watching theo moderate heavy rain down across parts of central virginia. come towards the d.c. metro area.

washington. >>> now to breaking news overnight, a possible tornado touching down in pennsylvania. >> the damage the shopping center in wilkes-barre. a worker at a panera location said they had tables and chairs flying. >>> meanwhile, wildfires have triggered evacuation of more than 3,000 homes. hot and dry conditions in the southwest are helping fuel wildfires, but that could change in the next few days thanks to tropical moisture from hurricane bud. paul williams has the latest on that. >> diane, victor, we have mostly dry conditions and sizzling conditions with gusty winds making it even drier, exasperating problems with the wildfires throughout the area. so we need help from mother nature. bud to the rescue. although much weakened, bringing showers and thunderstorms, drought-easing rain and flash flooding. bud's going to be a tropical storm and continue to weaken but will bring downpours to the part of the country we need most. victor, diane? >> paul, thanks. >>> and the lights are back on at the las vegas airport after major delays and security issues. a cable serving the area went down twi

washington dc una de las manifestaciones que se estÁ llevando a cabo en toda la naciÓn, tenemos entendido que hay manifestaciones en 30 ciudades aquÍ las personas estÁn bloqueando parte de la avenida pennsylvaniaquÍ estÁn manifestando porque dicen que es cruel e inhumana la polÍtica del presidente donald trump de separar a niÑos de sus padres, tambiÉn estÁn manifestando por la muerte de claudia gonzÁlez dicen que hay que poner un fin a los abusos de la patrulla fronteriza y que este lo que ellos llaman es un crimen que tiene que castigarse a la persona responsable. aquÍ hay muchas personas de diferentes organizaciones una de ellas es alma una lÍder comunitaria aquÍ en washington dc ¿cÓmo responden a la polÍtica del presidente trump que si no quieren ser separados de sus hijos que no lo traigan y no vengan? >> es la polÍtica mÁs cruel, mas inhumana que Él se ha podido inventar, seguir utilizando el miedo aquÍ en estados unidos, utilizando a las familias inmigrantes les estamos ocasionando la muerte encima de eso, este gobierno tiene que hacer uno investigaciÓn de estas muertes y parar la violencia contra de la familias que estÁn viviendo tratando de buscar un mejor por venir *. >> muchas gracia

washington, d.c. so far this year, i mean, we saw thousands of people marching through the streets and pennsylvania avenues one lady said to me, we are physically spent but mentally energized because they are all out here with a very clear message and that message is they just do not stand behind the immigration policies of this administration. but their voices echoed a lot of what we heard from the guests who were at the rally earlier today before the marching started and we have highlights from the rally from earlier this morning. take a listen. >> we're here because there is parents right now who can't sing lullabies to their kids and this is for those parents and we are not going to stop until they can sing them to their kids again. don't stop, don't give up until these families are united. >> this is all of our fight because if it can happen to any child it can happen to my child and your child and all of our children. >> if it was my family being torn apart, if it was my brother being arbitrarily criminalized, if it was my sister being banned then someone would stand up for me and my family. this fi

pennsylvania can come in. i was talking to a colleague across the aisle yesterday expressing frustration with the division in washingtoncoming to vote on a significant piece of legislation. this has not always been the case. take a look at the reagan economic recovery. we had broad democratic support. when you are moving large pieces of legislation it would be helpful if they would step back and seat good in the bill. david: they have an expression that nothing concentrates the mind like an election defeat. if there is no blue wave in november. if the democrats are defeated in november, that might bring them to the table more than they would be likely to do so now. >> you think they might have learned in 2016 with the stunning upset victory of president trump. you have the coastal elite totally missing what's going on in the middle part of the country. this ties into so many issues including look at how the fbi conducted the hillary clinton investigation. when you have a guy like peter strzok talk about trump voters, that he can smell them in a walmart in virginia. the contempt they have for every day americans is shoc