Talk about Police Accountability, criminal justice, Voting Rights and the 2016 election. Community activists and journalists look at the challenges of poverty, Gang Violence and drug addiction in lowincome communities in whats being done to address them. Tonight at 9 30 p. M. On cspan, Washington Post executive editor marty baron talks about threats to freedom of expression across the world, covering world events and the state of journalism. Early last year russian authorities were given the power to block websites without any official explanation. Almost immediately four russian opposition websites were blocked. By the summer of last year, speech on the internet was constrained even further. New rules required anyone with the daily online audience of more than 3,000 people to register with russias internet oversight agency. Names and Contact Details were to be provided and bloggers would be held liable for anything deemed misinformation, including in comments from members of the publi
Unanimous consent that the Senate Recess until 2 15 p. M. Today for the Weekly Conference meetings. The presiding officer the senate is in a quorum call. A senator i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Fischer thank you, mr. President. I ask consent that the Senate Recess until 2 15 p. M. Today for the Weekly Conference meetings. The presiding officer is there any objection . Without objection. The senate will stand in recess the senate will stand in recess open up for debate. Host year is where things stand. The senate came in at noon eastern today. They have recessed the republicans and democrats going to weekly party meetings. We expect them to come back at 2 10 p. M. Eastern. The timing of the vote getting a little more clarity. The bout will be on a motion to proceed whether to begin debate on health care legislation. Timing information here from our capitol hill producer craig kaplan talking about Mitch Mcconnells comments rat
So tastes like a guinness. A little early. Im Andrew Ross Sorkin. Joe kernen is here becky has the day off. A lot of news to get to. Dow up about 26 points nasdaq up about 5, s p 500 up about 2 1 2. Lets show you overnight in a a asia, green arrows across the board. And european equities well also show you, its green, green, green. And if youre buying wti crude by the barrel, oil is moving higher on news of a sharp drop in u. S. Oil supplies wti crude right now at 48. 29 today well get an Interest Rate decision from the fed this afternoon. Wall street is widely expecting policymakers to keep rates unchanged. Big focus is what the fed says about inflation. Well have full coverage beginning at 2 00 pchl we have 175 s p 500 Companies Reporting this week. Today its boeing, cocacola, ford and among all the names youre seeing there. But well get that before the opening bell and then we hear from facebook, gilead, whole foods after the close. And viacom looking to make a cash bid discovery al
Bring down an airline. Some people in sydney were planning to commit a terrorist act using an improvised device. The raids are ongoing, at least four men have been arrested. An australian tv station reported that those wearing gas masks before an explosive team found a suspicious device. People screaming and yelling at each other and guys with masked on. Officials did not release specifics on the time and location of the alleged plot but we believe it is islamic inspired terrorist. Security measures are in effect at all australian airports. Travelers should be prepared for additional scrutiny. Police say so far none of the suspects have been charged. Brad milke, abc news, new york. A bicyclist hit this afternoon. About 4 30 near the ray street station on the winchester line. Service was stopped as police investigate. Riders could take a bus bridge between the san fernando and fruit veil stations. A man is in the hospital after a Armed Robbery and car crash in berkeley. The Police Depar
Press secretary backtracking. And apologizing. After making comments about the holocaust. Thank you for joining us im pam moore. vicki and im vicki liviakis. The comparison to nazi germany now has some calling for sean spicer to be fired. pam kron4s alecia reid is tracking the story tonight. And what spicer is saying tonight after the backlash. The press secretary has apologizzed, but not many people are accepting of that apology right noe. Sean spicer was making a point about the syrian president using chemical gas on syrians, and compared him to adolf hitler. Saying hitler didnt sink to using chemical weapons during world war ii. Immediately there were gasps in the room, and backlash from all over the country. Then it got worse as sean spicer tried explaining himselfreferring to concentration camps as Holocaust Centers and saying while he realized hitler adida use gas chambers to exterminate millions of people at least he didnt drop chemicals from the air. Using the gas on his own pe