Trouble for donald trump reports he sought help from another foreign leader in the pits to discredit the miller investigation. Im joanna gash of the at the world athletics championships in cattle where its been a dream run for african athletes as they ignite that passionate. Well as if celebration has turned into escalating violence on the streets of hong kong tens of thousands of people have defied warnings from police that it would be very very dangerous to protest on whats the 70th anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china around 6000. 00 Police Officers have been stationed across the territory theyve confirmed that they have used law of brians of ammunition as well as tear gas and water cannon to break up the cried of the demonstrators. Well lets see if we can go straight to our reporter sara couric whos in hong kong for the latest syria were seeing dramatic shes here in that situation is deteriorating by the air just give us a sense of whats happening where you
Familiar with the fact they like to put spending bill deadlines up against the holidays to force some action and urgency. If we are putting up against thanksgiving, hypothetically, Everyone Wants to go home to and Everyone Wants to get this done. That is the scenario lawmakers are hoping for. You never know what will happen here knock on look at the knock on wood that it does not happen. But like you said, house lawmakers are circulating a draft, a continuing resolution that would extend current funding levels likely through november point first. That is something we could see as early as next week. It is possible the committee could meet tonight, a vote on that measure. Lawmakers are preparing the shortterm spending fix because the appropriations process at the moment is a little stuck. It is being mired in some partisan disagreement. Markup, ithave house doesnt spending bill bills they have to revisit. They got started on their own process this week. Funding is set to run out. There
Reporter with politico. The weekend largely focused on fiscal year 2020 spending. Lets start with the house and a tweet of yours saying house leaders are readying a continuing resolution through the 21st that would prevent President Trump from holding up aid to ukraine, freeze President Trumps trade relief and flexibility on border fencing. Why do they need a continuing resolution and what is so special about this date other than being the weekend before thanksgiving . If you are from other with at all familiar with congress, youre probably familiar with the fact they like to put spending bill deadlines up against the holidays to force some action and urgency. If we are putting up against thanksgiving, hypothetically, Everyone Wants to go home to and Everyone Wants to get this done. That is the scenario lawmakers are hoping for. You never know what will happen here knock on wood that it does not happen. But like you said, house lawmakers are circulating a draft, a continuing resolution
Freeze trade relief payments to farmers and reject a white house request for flexibility on border fencing. Two things why do they need a continuing resolution, and what is so special about this date, november 21, other than being a week before thanksgiving . Caitlin if you are at all familiar with congress, you probably are familiar with the fact that they like to sort of put these spending bill deadlines up against a holiday to sort of force some action, some urgency. Putting it right up against thanksgiving, hypothetically, everybody wants to go home. Everybody wants to get this done, so that is the scenario which lawmakers are hoping for. You never know what is going to happen. There could be another shortterm spending fix until christmas. Very realys a possibility. Like you said, house lawmakers are circulating a draft continuing resolution this week that would extend current funding levels likely through that date, november 21, and that measure is something we could see as soon a
Through the 21st, that would prevent President Trump from holding up ukraine, freeze President Trumps trade relief payments to farmers, reject white house request for flex ability on border fencing. Why do they need a continuing resolution on what is so special about this date other than being the weekend before thanksgiving . Caitlin if you are from other with congress at all, youre probably familiar with the fact they like to put spending bill deadlines up against the holidays to force some action and urgency. If we are putting up against thanksgiving, hypothetically, Everyone Wants to go home to and , and Everyone Wants to get this done. That is the scenario lawmakers are hoping for. You never know what will happen. There could be another one at christmas. Knock on wood that it does not happen. It is always a possibility. Like you said, house lawmakers are circulating a draft, a continuing resolution this week that would extend current funding levels likely through date, november 21