Earlier today, the republican fax overhaul plan cleared the house with 227 votes in favor, 205 against. Cspan 3 will continue live coverage of the Senate Finance Committee Review of the gop tax reform proposal tomorrow morning if they havent finished today. We head now to a conversation with senators bob corker and mark warner. They sat down with the New York Times for a discussion about bipartisanship and efforts to overhaul the federal tax code. A. We are going to visit for about 50 minutes together. Its kind of like im seeing you in the Senate Subway and the doors are closed and youre trapped taking questions from me. Well take questions from Facebook Live and the New York Times. So we kind of take it as an article of faith that bipartisanship is good. Polling says we want people to work across the aisle. This is a good thing. We like bipartisan bills. But when we get into the nitty gritty of governing, thats not really always the case, that even that as a positive connotation. I kn
This morning and opened employment audits to interview workers. Agents said there were about 100 of the 7eleven stores with in the hiring audit leading to criminal charges or large fines if the workers are illegally in the country. One officials said the sweep is a harbinger of what is to come. This republican governor wont touch President Donald Trump with a 10foot pole. Will the wave of democrats in the election keep larry hogan out of office . Thats the question. He is campaigning for reelection in a state with an overwhelming democratic democratic majority. He talked about his chances. Right now, larry hogan has eight democrats lined up to run against him. Reporter they smell blood in the water. I find it notable that you kept your distance from the president. I try not president , i tried to be focused on marilyn. I was not a supporter of the president and i want and the president to be successful, but i didnt endorse the president and im concerned about some of the things, the to
And we begin with the search for answers in virginia after a tv reporter and cameraman were killed this morning. The gunman was vester flanagan, a former colleague of wdbj in roanoke, and he shot himself after killing them. Whats the latest . Reporter tony, good to see you as well, and good evening, and the latest, within the past few minutes, we have learned that the alleged shooter, vester flanagan, allegedly used a 9millimeter bloch pistol to carry out the shootings this morning at the plaza, and were told that he legally purchased the weapon back in july, according to his simple manifesto, which was released two hours after the killings. He said that he bought the gun two days after the shootings in charlton, South Carolina. The thing, tony, you have to remember that this is a very small community. Were in the town of monita. And its a Small Television station as well. So Alison Parker and adam wards work is known here, and the deaths are beginning to resident may. 6 25 p. M. , the
This is alJazeera America. Good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Friends and family are remembering two killed live on television and were learning what drove the alleged gunman to violence. The two were reporting live when a former colleague opened fire. Flanagan later shot himself after posting images of the attack on social media. Al jazeeras choosing not to show those images. Flanagans twitter and facebook pages were filled to outrage aimed at his former employer. Police say the gunman left behind a manifesto. In this bizarre manifesto that arrived by fax two hours after the shooting here at the Bridgewater Plaza, lee flanagan talks about himself as being a human powder keg, full of anger about things like the charlotte shootings in july in south carolina, after which he bought his weapons, he says, two days after that incident. He said hes also inspired by the columbine shooter back in 19. 99 in which 12 people died, including one teacher. Virginia tech shoot
And, flipping out. A massive humpback whale weighing more than 80,000 pounds doing a backflip just feet from tourists. The incredibly rare jump caught on camera. Jump and good morning to our viewers in the west. Just a terrible situation unfolding right now in virginia. Near roanoke. That reporter and cameraman killed on live tv. A third person shot. It was a routine interview before 7 00 a. M. This morning. It was a very fluid situation. As you said, the shooter still on the loose. New details coming in moment by moment. Lets go to abcs Pierre Thomas who does have the latest. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning. Its unthinkable. A tv reporter and her cameraman fatally shot while people at home were watching. It started as a routine interview on television. Then shots rang out. [ gunfire ] wdbj in roanoke reporting that the reporter, allison parker, 24 years aold was killed along her cameraman, adam ward. She was everything, brightened up every room and no matter what was going