Intelligence Committee Concludes its second week of public hearings. You can join the conversation by phone or send us a comment on facebook and twitter. Is next. Host good morning. Two weeks of hearings in the books. Congress is in recess for the thanksgiving holiday. We heard yesterday from david holmes who is political counsel to the embassy in ukraine and dr. Fiona hill and now the question before washington and the nation, what happens next . It is friday morning. Ahead, highlights from cspans live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee. How the hearings are playing out in the morning papers, social media, political circles and your calls, tweets, and comments. You can begin dialing at 2027488000. That is our phone line if the hearings changed your mind. If they did not, 2027488001. If you remain unsure, 2027488002. Also, you can send us a text message at 2027488003 or tweets at cspanwj. We will read your tweets during the course of the morning and facebook at facebook. Com
Back up a little bit and talk about the location. How did the white house end up on this spot in washington, d. C. . Well, of course, it was part of the city plan that George Washington approved. It was made by la font, a very avantgarde plan. And it called for a palace, five times the size of this, and the cellars were dug because they were making bricks out of the clay. And washington relocated the house to put it on the axis. There were two axes, one running from the capitol down the mall and one running here. And it runs right through the house of the surveyors axes. And washington put it right on there so when he reduced the size of the house by a fifth, by four fif fourfifths, he wanted it to still be in the plan, as it was supposed to be, as one of the two great, important buildings in washington. We have to remember or remind our viewers that washington in his early career was a surveyor himself. So he really understood the importance of location. He did. And that was one of th
Call 18003419716. Crowds raced to get on the train cars, forced to sit on suitcases and in the middle of the aisle. This is more than just an inconvenience for commuters. Tonight federal Officials Say the train conditions could be good evening. Im kristine johnson. Maurice is off tonight, and cbs 2 learned that the federal Railroad Administration called a meeting to look into the troubling safety concerns on the train. Cbs 2s meg baker has the exclusive story. Reporter does this look safe to you . Its like gladiator to get on the train. Reporter i road the Long Island Railroad where dozens of commuters jam packed into the train cars, sitting in kyles, blocking stairs, and emergency exits. Kim hall had to sit on the floor from penn station to montauk on friday. People cant pass, and in an evacuation situation. It its unsafe. Reporter shes not alone. Just trying to get through the aisle, everyone is aggressive. Reporter the friday 4 00 p. M. Cannon ball train has 12 train caw cars, three
Street when the suspect came up her, threatening to shoot her, and he led her to the area of leffords place where he put his fingers down her throat and sexual assaulted her down an outdoor staircase. She was sexually assaulted and left with two broken teeth. Anyone who recognizes the man should call the nypd. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. In indonesia, rescue teams have reached the crash site where a plane went down over the weekend. All 54 people on board were found. It lost traffic with air Traffic Controllers 30 minutes after takeoff. No word on the cause of the crash. The death toll has topped 20. Another 140 people were wounded in what is being called the countrys worst ever attack. Theres been no claim of responsibility, but thailands Prime Minister said investigators are closer to figuring out who is to blame. The explosion hit the central part of the city during the evening rush hour. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, good morning. Hi, chris, mary, and everybody. It
This morning. Good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. Because the wildfire is moving so quickly, firefighters arent sure how many homes have been lost. It is feared the number is roughly 75. This property and others in the Tourist Destination still smoldering as flames race toward even more neighborhoods. This morning in washington state, this is what they face a firefight so explosive, so unpredictable the National Guard was called to help from the air and on the ground. The so called chelan complex fire has been nearly impossible to stop. What began as four small lightning fires here merged into a monster blaze. Neighborhoods, a warehouse, a lumberyard lost. 2,700 people forced to flee. The fire stretched 14 miles in some spots, jumping a river, hopscotching toward homes. There was fire everywhere around you could look. Reporter this morning the west is raging out of control. More than a hundred large wildfires spreading resources dangerously thin. In oregon, idaho, and