We are just contemplating whether this is the first time we have ever done this on a saturday. Thank you for being here on a saturday. I am so proud of our members who are here to protect the post office. Before i go into that, i want to say, what a sad time it is across the country with storms coming and the rest. From my own personal experience in california, we have wildfires the that are burning lay of the land, the size of the state of rhode island. The size of the state of rhode island. We think our firefighters for their courage, our First Responders for their courage and community service. It is so sad. I remember when we had the fires before. The fires the smoke will not exceed the love we have for each other, to come to each others support. It is it is very, very sad. I commend our governor, governor newsom, for his leadership. If affected, all of us salute our firefighters and all of that. We just came out of the convention, as you know. The valuesroud of that were presented
With my own personal experience in the state of california. Burning thefires lay of the land, the size of the state of rhode island. We think our firefighters for their courage, our first andonders for their Courage Community service. It is so sad. I remember when we had the fires , we said the smoke will not exceed the love we have for each other, to come to each others support. It is very sad. Governor, governor newsom, for his leadership, that he and i and all of us, like thompson, whose district is very effective, we all salute our firefighters. We just came out of the convention, as you know, and i am very proud of the values that were presented. Come remarks, i said we together not to decry the darkness but to light away forward for our country. That was my statement but i was parteased it was so much a of our nominees statement. Come to shine a light forward for a postal system. Most people dont know perhaps you do how significant the Postal Service was in the establishment of o
Is about 2 away from record territory. Blake burman at the white house. Edward lawrence in washington. We start with blake, with the latest from the president. Reporter the white house is acknowledging that it might take some time to get federal Unemployment Benefits out the door going forward. The executive order from the president 300 from the federal post, the states matching 100 if they are able to. Some state governors mentioned they cant. In any event the white house is working on this issue. In the interim, they are hoping that democrats return to the negotiating table. I cant pinpoint a timeline other than were working around the clock. We urge democrats on the hill to come back. Secretary mnuchin is willing to review any proposal because the American People deserve better than the games and partisanship they have seen from nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer and their democrat colleagues. Reporter now the president also took action suspending some collection of payroll taxes and de
Tweeting a picture wearing a mask calling himself patriotic. Amid plugging poll numbers over his response to the emergency. Federal agent showdown, President Trump threatening to send agents to more major cities. New york and chicago and philadelphia, detroit and baltimore, more federal Law Enforcement, that i can tell you. This after outrage after unidentified federal Law Enforcement officers were sent to portland. Protesters taking to the streets again there overnight. Local leaders accusing the president of using terror tactics. Stunning suspect twist. Authorities identifying a prominent attorney as the gunman disguised as a fedex worker behind the attack on a federal judgess family killing her 20yearold son. The latest on the investigation this morning. Severe wildfires in the west. At least 54 burning from california to south dakota prompting mandatory evacuations. Ginger is tracking the latest. Overnight, kanye wests bizarre twitter rant. The startling tweet saying his family is
Laura bush i am here to voice my strong support for the courageous people of afghanistan women and men who have suffered for years under the taliban regime. Each and every one of us has the responsibility to stop the suffering caused by malaria, because every life in every land matters and all of us can do something to help. After studying first ladies and knowing some of them very well like my own motherinlaw or one that i admired very much, a fellow texan Lady Bird Johnson, is that we benefit our country benefits by whatever our first ladiesinterests are. She is the wife of one president and the daughterinlaw of another. Laura welch bush became first lady after a controversial election brought her husband george w. Bush to the white house. Less than nine months later came the 9 11 attacks and laura bush helped comfort the nation while continuing to pursue interests long important to her, including education, literacy and womens health. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first