Told him i was contemplating what do you think if i ran or congress, paul just said he completely encouraged me. And i really credit that as a turning point. On the night of the debate, where were you . I was at Center College with paul there in the back room. In kentucky . In kentucky. And i was in the room when secret service and paul and his wife went into the room afterwards. I thought he did a great job. Let me ask you about congress yourself. The bells go off sometimes. There are votes. Meeting with constituents. Whats your routine . Great question. I think its changed sings i got here. The first two months in congress is overwhelming. My foremost is making sure we have an eye on a daily basis. That goes down to staff assistants and interns. We are responsible for all the constituents. I get morning clips from all the local news district. Daily blogs and weeklies. I make sure they all read the clips. Late they they start with congressional womens sft ball practice. It is a great
It has been used for trade and travel in the river continues to serve as an important trading route. Begins50 miles long that in the enron duck mountains and ends in york harbor. At its widest point it is almost three miles wide and at its deepest merely to enter feet deep. But the river is one of Americas National treasures and it played an important part in the history of development of new york state. It is the principal river of new york and was an important highway of commerce. It is hard to remember in these days the superhighways in these days of superhighways, but in the early 1800s transportation was a difficult task. Roads were primitive, railroads had not been invented, and travelers and trade goods were often delayed by currents on the river. And it all changed with the invention of the steamboat. On august 14, 19 1807, robert. s steamboat made its First Successful voyage from new york to albany and back again. In 62 hours. A journey that would have taken a week with sailbo
Reporter this is the 34year old killer whale that spent most of his life in captivity entertaining sea world park he is dying. He has a disease that is chronic and progressive. At some point it might cause his death. Sea world says there is no cure for that bacterial lung infection but they are treating it with medication and i tried to get answers on the condition that finding the whale expert was not easy. I called dozens of marine biologist from florida to vancouver. I wanted to find out if the infection had anything to do with the whale spending decades in captivity. I could not find an expert to comment. Tilikum made National Headlines nearly 6 years ago when it killed trainer dawn brancheau. He was also involved in two other deaths going back to 1991 the documentary blackfish. We will stay in touch with the world overnight and will bring you updates on the condition on Eyewitness News. This starts at 5 am. Mike manzoni, channel 9, Eyewitness News. We just checked in a homeless se
Than me will air secret recording showing how the f b i pressured one Muslim Americans living abroad to become a government informant. When i tell somebody if you crossed the street without looking you will be run over, that is not a threat. That is life. You are about to cross the street without looking both ways and im telling you, you might get hit by a car. We will go to sudan to speak with naji mansour and mother jones reporter nick baumann on his piece this american refused to become an fbi informant. Then the government made his familys life hell. Again, yes men strike posing as u. S. Government officials at the Homeland Security congress. All that and more coming up. To democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Ukrainian forces have launched a major assault to reclaim the eastern city of from prorussian separatist sparking the worst fighting since the prorussian uprising began. Forces have shot down two Ukrainian Army helicopters, killing the
We are all done at this early start. Thanks for being with us, im zoraida sambolin. Im john berman. Starting point with Soledad Obrien starts right now. Morning, welcome everybody. Our starting point this morning the papal conclave beginning today. 115 cardinals start the secret process to elect a new pope as the world waits for white smoke from within. Were live in rome, and at the vatican this morning. Then a ban on large sugary drinks goes flat. Now new york citys mayor set to fight a court ruling that stops his controversial law. We have some outrageous video to show you. A toddler apparently putting his mouth to a bong. But that is only the beginning. We have the shocking details surrounding this story coming up. And up and up and up. The dow set yet another record. Does this mean its time to sell . Its tuesday, march 12th. And starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Our starting point this morning is the conclave day one. 115 cardinals from around the world just fini