To be making comments any moment now. I think we can listen in now. Lets see if we can hear. And there goes our feed. We are not going to be listening in obviously right now. I do believe we have luke russert standing by for us on the hill. Can we get to luke. Reporter yeah, whats up craig. There is indication that this thing could go on longer. What was this in the end . Reporter what end up happening was the Republican Leadership needed the decision to take the remainder of business this week and rolling it all in one vote. Essentially what happened after that is the democrats no longer had the Opposition Party to them in the chambers and the republicans said not only you will get no bill but we are going to go on break. Their rallying cry was no bill and no break. Republicans went onto break. The democrats cut this protest which is historic by the wayway. This was a civil disobedience act. This went for 24 hours. I spoke to democrats, they did not expect this to grow of the magnitud
That move already causing uproar from lawmakers on both sides who call manning a traitor. It is a big morning of news. Two days before the inauguration. So here we go and good morning, im bill hemmer live in americas newsroom. Shannon im Shannon Bream in for Martha Maccallum. Chelsea manning is transgender was known as bradley at the time of her arrest, three days before president Obama Leaves Office for good. Republicans are blasting the move saying the president should not have aided a person who betrayed their country and put american lives at risk. Chelsea manning committed grave crimes and no doubt this is demoralizing for our intelligence and military community. I cant imagine anyone in the military chain of command or intelligence agreed to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Very disappointing and harmful to our National Security Going Forward. Shannon it seems like it cost most of congress offguard. They seemed stunned. He was serving a 35 Year Prison Sentence for leaking
Trump. Polls close in less than an hour in Georgia Special election to replace h. H. S. Secretary tom price in congress. Young Democrat John ossa leading in the polls. But there is a catch. He needs to get 50 of the vote to avoid a june 20 runoff. Ossof has taken direct aim at President Trump and now the president is playing defense. Hello, this is president donald trump. Liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions and millions of dollars trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. Dont let them do it. Only you can stop the super liberal democrats and Nancy Pelosis group, and in particular, john ossoff. And late today the president taking to twitter and going after ossoff tweelting, just learned that john ossoff who is running for congress in georgia doesnt even live in the district. Republicans, get out and vote. Now, that was not President Trumps only tweet today. He also tweeted that ossoff is a disaster and said his positions were very bad.
The Democrat John ossoff who has worked as a congressional aide in the past. He is hoping to get more than 50 of the vote, avoiding the runoff, pulling off an upset in this race. Its been a tight one all night. Right now hes leading with 50. 3 of the vote, 32 points out in front of his nearest competitor. The seat is open because its previous occupant, what was once Newt Gingrichs seat, tom price is now secretary of health and human services. And tonights special election was already being sold as some sort of a referendum on the Trump Administration so far, but that was before the president jumped into the fray. First by recording robocalls to local voters, then at 6 38 this morning again on twitter. Quote, Democrat John ossoff would be a disaster in congress, very weak on crime and illegal immigration. Bad for jobs and taxes. Say no. 18 minutes he was back at it, republicans must get out today and vote in georgia 6. Force runoff and easy win. Dem ossoff will raise your taxes, very ba
Election for congress in georgia. 18 names on the ballot you be its the democrat jon ossoff who is hoping to get more than 50 of the vote, pulling off an upset in this race. Its been tight all night. Right now hes leading with 50. 3 of the vote. 32 points out in front of his nearest competitor. The seat is open because its previous occupant, what was once Newt Gingrichs seat, tom price is now the Trump Administration. The president p jumped into the fray first by recording robocalls to local voters. Then at 6 38 this morning on twitter democrat jon ossoff would be a disaster in congress, very weak on crime and illegal agree bad for jobs. Say no. 18 minutes later he was back at it. Republicans must get out today and vote in georgia 6, force run off, an easy win. Democrat ossoff will raise your taxes. Then again this afternoon just learned that jon ossoff whos running for congress in georgia doesnt even live in the district. Republicans, get out and vote. Heres how the candidate answer t