Husband members right now propelled house members propelled by the or urgency of developments both here and in the middle east are trying to vote in a speaker. Right now the house has taken a recess after the first vote in the last hour for republican representative jim jordan of ohio fell short of the 217 minimum needed to win his bid for speaker. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has the most votes but still short of the minimum at 212. The importance of this vote cannot be understated. Until a speaker is elected, congress cannot respond to emergencies or crises is. And the high stakeses in the middle east definitely constitute a major crises in which the u. S. Is playing an a increasing role. Tonight President Joe Biden will depart the white house to head to israel, jordan and egypt. This as incoming hamas rockets fired directly at cities to the north including tel aviv continue to rain down. 4re67b days after eleven days after the surprise attacks in southern israel in which 1300 israelis w
[reporter] well explore the highs and lows of a beloved tv personalitys journey john cheering and the enduring support of fans and family. Plus, the power of prose. History sounds like you. The beautiful, black, brilliant you. [reporter] watch as children carry on the art of persuasive speech and breathe life into history. Around the country and in your community, cbs news puts the stories that matter in focus. Hello everyone and welcome, im maurice dubois. Over the next half hour, we will travel across the country to uncover stories that have a major impact on our lives, and well talk with the storytellers whove dedicated their work to elevating issues and finding solutions. We begin in pittsburgh, where onair personality, john burnett, spent 36 years at station kdka. He did the weather and cohosted shows like evening magazine and pittsburgh today live. He was known for his adventurous and spontaneous spirit and was willing to try anything, like repelling down a high rise, driving a j
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Huh. Thats donald trump jr. Just a chill, normal dude, who owns who owns a mask of his fathers face. [ laughter ] i love you, don jr. [ laughter ] the white house released the official portraits of President Trump and Vice President mike pence today. And they put one of steve bannon out on the front stoop. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] in an interview yesterday, white house chief of staff, john kelly, said the civil war was caused by a lack of ability to compromise. Even weirder, he said that pearl harbor was an air Traffic Control issue. [ laughter ] i dont know why we ever thought there was a reasonable person working in trumps white house. [ light laughter ] thats like going into a hot topic and asking to meet their rocket scientist. [ light laughter ] a white house official confirmed today that President Trump will not visit the korean Demilitarized Zone during his Upcoming Trip to asia. In fact to prevent an international incident, trumps aides will just take him to Panda E
Huh. Thats donald trump jr. Just a chill, normal dude, who owns who owns a mask of his fathers face. [ laughter ] i love you, don jr. [ laughter ] the white house released the official portraits of President Trump and Vice President mike pence today. And they put one of steve bannon out on the front stoop. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] in an interview yesterday, white house chief of staff, john kelly, said the civil war was caused by a lack of ability to compromise. Even weirder, he said that pearl harbor was an air Traffic Control issue. [ laughter ] i dont know why we ever thought there was a reasonable person working in trumps white house. [ light laughter ] thats like going into a hot topic and asking to meet their rocket scientist. [ light laughter ] a white house official confirmed today that President Trump will not visit the korean Demilitarized Zone during his Upcoming Trip to asia. In fact to prevent an international incident, trumps aides will just take him to Panda E