Can contain it to levels where it is right now and get everybody back to normal soon. A crane at a luxury skyscraper under construction partially collapsed. The front of their residential building on the Upper West Side fell off. Flooding in manhattans battery park hit record levels. The mayor was not surprised by the storms power. We knew it would be a danger storm the storm has met our expectations. The city shut down David Letterman had to make some changes. We have no studio audience but by god we have quite a show for you. President obama and republican challenger mitt romney altered or canceled campaign stops. And i. M. At paine reporting. A Ripple Effect is caused by the storm. Video from s f ocean and the cancellations on the flight status for dozens of flights. Officials recommend you call your airline or go check your flight online before heading to the airport to confirm your flight. Bay area chapters of the red cross super storm sandy. Meanwhile the red cross is conducting
President will go on diplomatic offense. And as he speaks, by the way, the North Koreans will be sitting right flofnts him. What will they do . The movement here at Home Senate Republicans want to include one and a half trillion dollars with a tax cuts in the budget that would be progress for tax reform and or for the president s growth agenda. Now look at this. Stocks will open up again okay not much many maybe ten or 11 points will you theyll be up at the opening bell. Its the Federal Reserve along with tax cuts. The fed is also part of this rally the market is saying, Interest Rates will will stay low. Stay there please you will see the president in front of the World Leaders and you will see where are money grow history unfolding. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart uhoh Hurricane Maria slams the caribbean as a, quote, potentially catastrophic category 5 storm. It is forecast to move northward for next couple of days hurricane warning has been issued for puerto rico look like
[gavel pounding] [indiscernible] attorney general sessions, welcome. For all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. Think general set thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. His is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. It is an opportunity for the executive branch to take any of thosey for policies and actions, and an toortunity for congress defend its constitutional powers and check any abuses by an overreaching executive branch, and it has been that way for 230 years. That wee complained have not had an oversight hearing with this attorney general earlier. Was that for deferring the attorney general should have his team in place before appearing before us. Certainly, attorney general holder and attorney general did have their respective teams well in place by the time they appeared here as you are now here. The other side has been b
Give us information about the departments false statements that were made to this Committee Gun lobbying in fast and furious, and the information had nothing to do with communications with the president and not advocate any constitutional privilege. Still he would not answer. , and then chairman leahy did not direct him to do so. Then, at another time, when same questionct you have been asked sometimes, senator general sessions, when holder testified on fast and furious he said the exact same thing that attorney general sessions is saying today. Quoting holder, we will act in a way that is consistent with what other attorney generals have made determinations as to what information can be shared with congressional oversight committees. And these are republican as well as democratic attorneys general. And i will act in a manner that is consistent with the history and the tradition of the department. Then i said, you are refusing to provide drafts of that february 4 letter . That goes way
Senator chuck chuck ensley chairs this fivehour hearing. [indiscernible] [gavel pounding] [indiscernible] attorney general sessions, welcome. For all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. I thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. His is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. It is an opportunity for the executive branch to take responsibility for any of those policies and actions, and an opportunity for congress to defend its constitutional powers and check any abuses by an overreaching executive branch, and it has been that way for 230 years. Some have complained that we have not had an oversight hearing with this attorney general earlier. My reason for deferring was that the attorney general should have his team in place before appearing before us. Certainly, attorney general holder and attorney general lynch did have their respecti