Secretary thomas perez. Then Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson at a house hearing on Immigration Enforcement. After that, president obama talks with reporters about the Iran Nuclear Deal and other issues. This week on newsmakers, u. S. Secretary of labor, her as. Thank you for being here. We also have melanie trottman, labor reporter with the wall street journal, and Lydia Depillis of the washington post. Radio will go first. Lydia a lot of the news is on the minimum wage and there is a strong push for 15 to be the base. In places that are not coastal cities like new york or los angeles, and you think is appropriate for them are went they do themselves damaged by the going to that level . Secretary perez i applaud the effort state and local levels are trying to raise and wage. No one should have to live in poverty while they are working. That is the reality because of the daily of the Republican Leadership to work on the minimum wage. The president has been vocal in his support o
If this wasnt in front of me and ready for signature, we would end up having projects all across the country that would be frozen after mid. On the other hand, we have now made it a habit where instead of fiveyear funding plans for transportation and instead of longterm approaches where we can actually strategize on what are the most important infrastructure projects, how are they getting paid for, providing certainty to government norors and mayors and localities about how they are going to approach Critical Infrastructure projects roads, bridges ports, airports instead we operate as if were we hand them out three months at a time. Which freezes a lot of construction, which makes people uncertain, which leads to businesses, not being willing to hire because they dont have any longterm certainty. Its a bad way for the u. S. Government to do business. So, i want to make sure that before i sign this, Congress Gets a clear message. That is we should not be leaving all the business of the
We didnt know his gun wasnt working or anything like that. Just ran anyway. Spencer stone one of three Northern California men who stopped an attack on a train, now out of the hospital. Tonight we are hearing front men who have become international heroes. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im matt keller. French authorities said if not for the actions of the three friend from sacramento many people may have died. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow is live with more. Melanie. Reporter when it comes to vacation stories the three friend may have one of the best yet. Monumental train ride transformed them from tourist to heroes. Injured but not defeated. Airmen Spencer Stone wave to photographers as he left the hospital. Spencer one of three men called international heroes. For thwarting a tear railroad attack on a parisbound train. Sacramento state senior Anthony Saddler another. Though he questions the title. My friend spencer is a he roehero. He got up. We followed. The navy guar
Train cabin. Alex gave the initial command that thwarted terror on a train. I said basically, lets go. Heeding those words, his friend and airman spencer stone. Spencer ran a good ten meters to get to the guy, and we didnt know that his gun wasnt working or anything like that. Here he is walking out of the hospital, having survived those injuries. I showed up and grabbed the gun from him and weve basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. Passengers on the paris bound train helped tie up the 26yearolds moroccan gunman, later sur rounded by authorities. Spencer and alec were on vacation with anthony sadler. In the aftermath, we saw that a mans throat had been slit and he was bleeding profusely and sponsor who has some paramedic training just clogged up his neck, so he wouldnt die. The gunman had an assault rifle, knife and close to a dozen additional cartridges. I talked to spencer he said i would have been killed if it werent for alec. I talked to alec, and he
The citys literary life. All this week were marking the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with special programming. Tonight scenes from new orleans one year after the storm hit. We tour hurricane damage and speak with those on the ground. Thats followed by a 2005 house hearing, featuring testimony from new orleans residents who left the city or who were trapped by floodwaters. Heres some of tonights program. Why were we held hostage . I didnt go anywhere. Why were we held hostage and not allowed to rescue our people . We have proof of it. Why was that the case . You know what, baby, im from the 60s. Call the police. Im going to stop talking when i finish with my messages from my community. Thats the only reason im here. I didnt come to represent me. I didnt come representing diane french cole. I came representing the people who are sitting on dirt streets right now around a brickmade fireplace because thats the only heat we have in december. The hurricane happened in august somebo