Price but a hearing nonetheless. Were getting some information on at least what he sees as the replacement for the Affordable Health care act or obamacare. So a lot of attention focused on these hearings for the president elects choice for health and Human Services. Secretary congressman tom price of georgia, he san orthopedic surgeon. Hes been an outspoken critic of the president S Health Care law but just now saying that he would be prepared to implement insurance for everyone, which is what the president elect has said in a recent interview would be his goal and there would be no medicare overhaul. He has said he wants to transform medicare and there are ethics questions also surrounding an investigation into thousands of dollars in a Biomedical Company not long before introducing legislation that would benefit that company. Some transactions there. Lets get to msnbc Political Correspondent kasie hunt following the hearing from capitol hill. Lets be clear. This is not the confirmati
Several Senior Administration officials including the attorney general, including the director of National Intelligence and a couple of others, this weird refusal to discuss the nature of their conversations with the president about whether the president tried to stop this investigation which, of course, is something that points to the question, and i do say the question of obstruction of justice. You dont get to refuse to answer a question to the United States Congress Unless youre claiming your fifth amendment rights or if youre claiming executive privilege. Those are the two excuses by which you dont get to answer questions. They say the white house put them in a jam because they asked whether or not the white house wanted to exercise its immunity and they didnt hear back. If they didnt hear back, that means the white house is not exerting executive privilege. Thats the way its got to be. This idea that came up last week, im going to say nothing because i want to preserve the right
9 00 a. M. In the east and 6 00 a. M. In the west. Day one of the shutdown 2018 no deal, the clock struck midnight and the wheels of government mostly ground to a halt. Well tell you the major Sticking Points. I believe that a Government Shutdown is a loser proposition for both parties. Both sides saying the other party is at fault. Democrats blame the president , republicans say it came down to illegal immigration. Year one. The shutdown punctuates the anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration to the day and hes linked to a major trending twitter hashtag. Whats open . Whats closed . Who gets paid and who doesnt. A breakdown of how the shutdown impacts america from sea to shining sea. Those details, next. And as we bring you a live look at the floor there of the house, congress is head back to capitol hill this hour. The president is taken to twit they are hour to wrap up his attacks against democrats in one tweet going so far as calling it an anniversary present from them to commemora
In the rubble of at least ten buildings in mexico city. It is a desperate search for survivors. A new urgency, it has been two days since the actual earthquake. It is mexicos deadliest in three decades. The death toll, 273 people, tranlgly, almost certain to rise. They sent a search and rescue team along the dogs to assist in the rescue efforts. The team took 62,000 poupds of special tools, equipment and medical supplies to save those lives as the clock is ticking. A bizarre twist that captivated mexico and many around the world. They dont think there are any children in the collapse in mexico city. The children have been accounted for, at home or in the hospital, dead. There is a chance one person, an adult may be alive in the rubble. We were told it was a schoolgirl, freida, an 8yearold little girl. A strange end to a story that captured the attention around the world. Miguel marquez has been covered the story for days. With this race against time, what are officials saying about whe
Major. [cheers and applause] and youre watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning. Im Jackie Ibanez in for heather childers. At least 26 people are dead, the victims ranging in age from just 5 years old to just 72. The gunman dressed in black Tactical Gear, police now digging into his troubled past. Lets get live outside the First Baptist church in springfield, texas. Right now it is eerly quiet. Now the only sound are of generators, investigators are pouring over clues to try to explain why this individual committed this horrific act killing so many people. Last night a vigil was held for the victims killed by 23yearold deafen patrick kelly. Authorities say kelly was dressed in black Tactical Gear when he arrived about 16 hours ago. The News Conference last night, Officials Say he crossed the street to the church and began firing rifle. Kelly was in the air force until about 2014 but he was Court Marshaled in 2012 for assaulting his wife and child and received a bad conduct dis