the island now has running water. mean time on capitol hill, there s urgency to move quickly on a $36.5 billion bill to help the victims of a string of hurricanes and wild fires. but some representatives from texas and florida are unhappy the measure does not provide additional funds for those areas. a final vote is expected tomorrow. then it goes straight to president trump for his signature. so far the senate has confirmed seven judges during president trump s administration. the president especially celebrated neil gorsuch nomination and confirmation to the supreme court. but there are still 51 judges waiting for nominations to be confirmed. i want to say that we will set records in terms of the number of judges. that has consequences 40 years out, depending on the age of the judge. numerous have been approved. many, many are in the pipeline. the level of quality is extraordinary. the suggestion that the president hasn t been able to
paul manafort. three people gunned down in 11 days now has residents in tampa worried a serial killer is on the loose. this could be a major clue. the person on this surveillance video near the scene of the first murder. the senate moving ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package for puerto rico. there is a procedural vote on the bill this afternoon with the final version expected on the president s desk by tomorrow. today, a controversial move by the environmental protection agency that critics are calling a form of scientific censorship. epa officials are barring three agency scientists from speaking at a conference in rhode island. while the conference is centered on the bay, new england s largest estuary, the scientists were expected to address the role of climate change. critics say the move is further evidence the epa is silencing scientists on the matter. it s a question raised in a new report from the new york times that details major changes in the agency inclu
what a gold-star widow is saying about a condolence call. myesha johnson said she died when she got the call from the president about her husband dying in niger two weeks ago. the president said he had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name from beginning without hesitation. we ll be watching this story all day. and the senate is set to vote on the $36.5 billion hurricane relief package. the money will give needed boos help out the flood insurance program to pay for claims related to hurricane harvey. once the bill passes, the next step hits the president s desk for his signature. and in an nbc exclusive, we are learning robert mueller is investigating tony padesta and his firm. he is looking into whether
president, you know, as created this animosity in him that has made him lash out because he doesn t know how to trumper himself. we do know that the house approved this $36.5 billion disaster aid package that will be incapacity portioning going to break. congressman, thank you very much. coming up in the next hour,ian key icon and his wife are back from puerto rico. they ve been on the show before. huge reaction to this power c f couple, what they re doing for the people there. they join us with their story. o. don t let these young guys see you fold. i m only human, i make mistakes i m only human, that s all it takes to put the blame on me i m alive because of you. i m not a hero. we re brothers, we look after each other. thank you for your service. rated r.
a spokesperson defends the practice saying it s a major sign of transparency. the house of representatives approving a 36$36.5 billion disaster it s a package to help victims struckaling to recover from a string of devastating hurricanes and wildfires across the country. the president appearing to put a deadline on how long federal agencies would help puerto rico saying we cannot keep fema, the military and first responders who have been amazing under the most difficult circumstances in pr, puerto rico, forever. that tweet not sitting well with the mayor of san juan who shot back saying your comments about puerto rico are unbecoming of a commander in chief, they seem to come from a hater in chief. and another tweet says the u.s. citizens in puerto rico are requesting the support that any of our fellow citizens would