Should be steered in such a way to maximize economic benefits to working people in this country. The working class and the middle class. If we were going to be a mega power in the world, which is what we woke up to at the end of world war ii, then lets use it in a specific way. There was this impetus at that time that we should use it and shape our economic might and use our economic might to benefit american working people. And the specific idea was everybody in america who wanted a job should get a job and not just a job but a good job. It should become the economic priority of our country now that we have all this new power. It should be our priority that we have full employment, a job for everyone who wants one. So that was proposed. In the First Congress at the end of world war ii that we would make that a priority and our government would be bound to follow that. And so that was proposed, and conservatives can killed it. That bill had initially been called the full employment bil
Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington where the president could a five stop swing that includes meetings the trip is usual first test overseas, but here at home, he is trying to push the reset button. Joining me now, Peter Alexander at the white house, also, pete williams. The fbi, you had the deputy r e rosenstein on the hill, the first bit of business is finding a replacement for james comey. Yes, i dont know if they decided it would be. They say they think is Joe Lieberman, the u. S. Senator that we know was talked to by the white house, but we dont know who the choice is. If it is him, it would be very unconventional for a number of reasons, but we dont know who the decision who the selection is or when it will be announced. And the fact that he was previously an elected office would go against the drain of a number of key senators saying it should not be someone that has had any electoral background. The other thing, pete, something that we were just checking into, that he ha
But some supporters may now be disappointed to find out what is happening with that plan. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im george howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. It is 3 01 on the u. S. East coast. The president of the United States held a major News Conference today some 80 minutes in length. We will have more on that in just a moment. But first the big headlines of the day. The person mr. Trump wanted to serve as his new National Security adviser has declined the job. Retired vice admiral bob harward would have replaced Michael Flynn who was asked to resign monday. He cited family concerns, turning down that opportunity. A republican source says harward wanted to bring along his own team but didnt feel that would be allowed. The president says he lost confidence in Michael Flynn after finding out that he misled the Vice President of the united stat states, mike pence, about contacts with russian o
The texas coast. Hurricane harvey is big. Its slowmoving. And it does have the potential to deliver epic amounts of storage surge and rain to heavily industrial and highly populated parts of texas all along the gulf of mexico. And obviously, the eyes of the entire country are on this enormous storm. And of course the millions of people in its path on this friday night. Were also seeing what this Trump White House is doing as this lifethreatening storm barrels down on the mainland United States. For the white house tonight, the event of this storm means it has been time to make the ban on transgender troops official, to announce this blockbuster news, the resignation of the very controversial adviser sebastianr to the president. He came to the white house with ties to groups that call islam ism a murderous religion. Within this very past hour, as you may have heard, as the nation watches what is now a category 4 hurricane in texas, the Trump White House announces a president ial pardon
President. He even showed up at the white house fourth of july picnic yesterday. Why the turn about today . In a moment well talk to a report here has been covering pruitt and the scandals from the beginning. The white house picnic is a big back drop in another issue, the pick of the supreme court. During the july 4 picnic, donald trump suggested to friends and some external advisers that he had made up his mind. That he has settled on d. C. Circuit court of appeals judge Brett Kavanaugh who it is worth noting has gone on the record saying, a serious constitutional question exists whether a president can be criminal naturally indicted and tried while in office. This is donald trump were talking about so anything could happen between now and monday night 9 00 eastern when he is expected to make his official announcement in prime time. Were following news on Michael Cohen who until recently was the president s long time attorney. To drive the point home, cohen used his holiday to scrub t