Stories making news this morning. Paul ryan yesterday asked yesterday in his News Conference at health care is on the agenda. He said yes but declined to give a timeline. New york times with this headline. The president yesterday signed an executive order that would roll back energy and environmental regulations set by the obama administration. The wall street journal with the headline he says this move will save coal jobs. Also this insight the Washington Times this morning. The filibuster of judge neil gorsuch has gained more democrats while Mitch Mcconnell set a floor vote for april 7. Out of london, the Prime Minister, theresa may has signed a letter last night, she will be triggering article 50 today. That is the brexit decision that the voters made it last year. In the daily mail. New york times with the headline. Devin nunes is rejecting demands to bow out of the russian inquiry. This comes after a public hearing was canceled yesterday. Those are some of the stories we want to g
Republicans, 2027488001. Ndependents, 2027488002 you can also send us a tweet http twitter. Com cspanwj or on. Acebook the Washington Post front page this morning. Writes obama has been making the case for months that a strategy to defeat Islamic State and protect americans at home is slowly working. President obama in cuba yesterday in his address to the people of that country began his remarks talking about brussels. [video clip] president obama the thoughts and prayers of the American People are with the people of belgium. We stand in solidarity with them in condemning these outrageous attacks against innocent people. We will do whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally, belgium come in bringing to justice those who are responsible and this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. We must be together, regardless of nationality or race or faith in fighting against the scourge of terrorism. We can and we will defeat those who prey upon the insecurity of those arou
Framers of the 14th amendment were actually taking about, you cant get to a lot of these decisions. That is not the way the court has determined to construe the 14th amendment. Thank you for another important episode. I wonder if the timing and the nature of tonights case and others related to it, if it really isnt kind of representing the cleaning up of the failed postcivil war reconstruction business. Im wondering how much time was wasted between then and these cases which occurred. Douglas it is a great question. I think certainly we continue to grapple with these issues today. Certainly, it is a neverending process, one we have to continue to keep working at to figure out how to make our democracy real. Ted it is not just our democracy, but the principles of the declaration of independence, the gettysburg address, the 14th amendment, the concept of equality. We have never been a very perfect country with respect to living up to those ideals, and i think a lot of it is that the just
And wene lines are open will begin with your commentary but what to show you what the billionaire had to say at a rally in south carolina. [video clip] donald trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States until our countries representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [applause] we have no choice. We have no choice. We have no choice. According to pew research, among others, there is a great hatred toward americans by large segments of the Muslim Population. Host donald trump yesterday explaining, he would do a complete and total ban of muslims entering the United States. On fox news he eased off the thoseand complete saying that serve in the military would be allowed to return the. The other republican candidates denounced him. Marco rubio said i disagree with Donald Trumps latest proposal. His habit of making offensive and outlandish statements will not bring americans together. That you have George Pataki saying, remarks are i
And you say, dang, they do make them like this still. He was one of those kids. Now. Saint johns prep. His family lived in the neighborhood for years. Once again, police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. They want you to call crimestoppers. The number is on this board, 1 800577tips. We are live in corona, queens, stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Stacey, thank you. We are following a developing story. Protests in chicago right now. Hundreds of people marching in the streets blocking traffic and causing disruptions in the downtown area. At one point demonstrators encircled one vehicle but eventually disbursed. They are upset about police shootings, in particular the earlier today mayor rahm emanuel apologized for his death and called for Better Community policing. New developments in the Upper East Side where bricks came flying off a building. Store owners ordered to shut down this morning are expected to reopen at any moment. The area is off limits to pedes