Marco rubio uber said today they are not in favor of repealing that particular portion of our founding document. How big a problem is Donald Trumps position on immigration for the party . It could be humongous. Republicans are scared because this guy sets an agenda and he sticks with the agenda. I have covered a lot of this stuff, i have seen some loony ideas. The most fraudulent proposal i have ever seen. The birthright. He wants to repeal the 14th amendment which is the grit dred scott decision. And it would cost 600 billion plus. Bankrupt the government. This is the problem. John one thing you have to say for donald trump, he is going to play by the establishments rules. To some extent. This is a detailed plan. You might think its unworkable and i think its not good policy, but its forcing republicans to react. And i think thats an interesting thing because none of the other ones have this level of detail on this rather important issue. Al you are right about that, its so crazy and
Candidates have been weighing in on both sides of the issue, including marco rubio. Who both said today they are not in favor of repealing a particular portion of our founding document. Al, how big a problem is Donald Trumps position on immigration for the party . Al it could be humongous. He sets an agenda and sticks with it. I have seen some loony ideas and Newt Gingrich is space colonies, i saw a democratic candidate told up a wrecked one time in a debate. But, this may be the most fraudulent proposal. The birthright, he wants to repeal the 14th amendment which is the dred scott decision. And it would cost 600 billion plus. This is the problem republicans have to deal with. John one thing you have to say for donald trump, he is going to play by the establishments rules. This is a detailed plan. You might think its unworkable and i think its not good policy, but its forcing republicans to react. And i think thats an interesting thing because none of the other ones have this level of
Hurricane irma. 20 people confirmed dead from irma so far. Devastation on many fronts, Mother Nature showing her impact embracing over the weekend in florida. It is almost our part of the world is being attacked by Mother Nature. First harvey and irma and katia in the gulf. Here in the bay area we cant complain which is the heat wave which is nothing. Lets start with the newest story we are talking it is that massive earthquake. It has left at least 32 people. Magnitude 8. 1. An update on the damage to mexico and parts of Central America. That earthquake hit just before midnight off the Southern Coast of mexico. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and collapsed. We have been monitoring out of mexico, guatemala, and el salvador. Now that quake centered in the Pacific Ocean south of the state of chiapas. Hundreds of buildings have been collapsed or damaged. More than 600 miles away buildings were knocked out. Translator i had never lived through anything like that. I never heard the walls
Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been
South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been wounded. As this administration formulates its policies, the American People and members of congress have basic questions such as does American National security still warrant our military presence in afghanistan . Do we have a strategy to succeed or one to avoid failure . How is this administrations approach different from previous approaches . And can we ever be successful in the face of afghan corruption and af