Parliamentary the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from rhode island. Mr. Cicilline parliamentary inquiry . Has debate concluded on the rule . The speaker pro tempore all time for dwight on the rule has expired. Mr. Cicilline in light of that, mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring up h. R. 4872, the end the shutdown act of 2018, may i firn. A continuing resolution through tuesday that would immediately reopen o the government while negotiations continue on a budget agreement that adheres to parity, reauthorizes the Childrens Health Insurance Program and other Critical Health care programs. Addresses dreamers, and providing assistance to americans impacted by natural disasters. Im asking for unanimous consent to bring this bill up to reopen the government. If all the claims my republican colleagues im asking for made about openi the government, heres the chance. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is no longer recognized. Under clines consistently issued by successor speakers
Gaveltogavel coverage of todays hearings. Here is the senior correspondent, Robert Mcneil. Good evening from washington. We are going to bring you the entire proceedings for the first day of the Senate Watergate hearings. Determine the truth of a wide range of improper activities established or merely alleged surrounding the reelection of president and. We are running it all the reelection of president nixon. We are running at all because we think you should get a chance to see the whole thing and make your own judgment. We are doing this as an experiment, temporarily out temporarily abandoning our ability to edit to give you the whole story. Of the final one scenes of one of those shakespearean histories, the forces hostile to the king are rising on all sides, messenger after messenger rushes in with bad news but the decisive battle is still some scenes away and we do not yet know if this is a tragedy we are witnessing. By telling the president there was a cancer growing on the presid
Trump,favored donald 202 7488002. All others, the line is 202 7488003. Go ahead and start dialing now. You can also find us on social media. Send us a tweet. You can find us on facebook. Rubio trump and marco went after each other on friday. The Washington Post is calling this an allout brawl. Here is the story from this morning. They emerged friday as the principal antagonists and an all out brawl for the future of the Republican Party. An establishment opposition to the front runner candidacy began to crumble with a highprofile endorsement by Chris Christie. During what it was hectic inconsequential days of the Campaign Rubio dramatically escalated a verbal assault on the real estate mogul, granting him a con artist attending a hijack the party. He attracted a wave of endorsements. Trump responded with namecalling. The wall street journal includes these comments from both marco rubio and donald trump. A little bit on their spat. Christie embraces trump. Marco rubio can never make it.
A migrant crisis. By quota. And we begin tonight with the investigation into that deadly amtrak crash in Phillip Seymour hoffman last night. We now know the train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour when it derailed at more than twice the speed limit. At least seven were killed and 100 were injured. Jonathan best joins us in philadelphia and what happened at the scene and what can we expect in the coming hours . Yes tony, we learned a lot today. And this is a very active scene here in philadelphia, where the crews are analyzing the tracks and the railcars, trying to figure out exactly what happened in the investigation. The ntsb did reveal late this afternoon that the amtrak train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour. And that is more than twice the speed limit for that part of the track. Clearly, it was going too fast. And why it was going that fast is unknown and obviously a big focus for the investigators at this hour as it approached the curve in philadelphia to new york city last n
Way through this job. Being president doesnt change who you are. It reveals who you are. Joe biden will end the hate and Division Trump has created. Just getting americans to wear masks has been a hurdle in many places, including schools. Four covid clusters uncovered at unc chapel hill. I wish that when we went into lockdown, we looked like italy. I mean, people werent allowed out of their house. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is tuesday, august 18th. 6 00 here in new york. Which comes very quickly after a Convention Ends at 11 03. Thats exactly right. So, if you missed some of it, were about to bring you the highlights. Michelle obama delivered this heartfelt dissection of President Trump his character, his record, and his fitness for the job saying he is the wrong president for the country at this time. She says hes clearly in over his head and incapable