House trained and house broken in the texas house of representatives. As i said miller a republican from stevenville, texas has surfed as agriculture commissioner since 2014. Also house broken. Miller served six terms in the texas house during his tenure miller changed the ag and Livestock Committee and Homeland Security and Public Safety committee. Hes an eighth generation farmer and rancher, also served on or serves on the state Agriculture Policy board and was appointed to serve on the National Energy council. Signature next to sid miller is veronica escobar. Shes serving her second term as el paso judge. She served as county commissioner for precinct two and as a member of numerous boards and commissions in el paso where she was born and very proud of and is focused on border policy, education and Youth Leadership development. In August Escobar announced her candidacy for the 16th Congressional District which is currently held by representative. Tony garza a native of brownsville,
But today, good oldfashioned numbers on profits, jobs and Interest Rates mattered more. Investors had to take into account earnings and whether they have been good enough to justify the lofty stock values. There was also the Federal Reserve which kept Interest Rates unchanged and decided to keep the markets guessing on when the next like will occur. And then there were jobs and a private company that showed it was a hiring spree. We are at the halfway marshall of earnings season. While the results have been positive, there were some hurdles ahead. Bob breaks it down. Were just about halfway through earnings season. The results have been encouraging with blended earnings up about 7 for the Fourth Quarter and revenues are up about 4 . Those are pretty good numbers overall. However, theres good news and bad news. The good news is the 2016 earnings recession is now over. Heres the bad news. Now the hard part starts tfrlt markets are anticipating double digits Earnings Growth in all the maj
Timely vote. Confirmed in this difficult, with and his democratic senator harry Reid Mcconnell in a statement saying, the american ople . Should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Reid pushing back has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. Without a majority in the senate, the democrats will need a handful of break ranks, facing tough re election bids this year. The democrats already sharpening their line of attack. sen. Chuck schumer, d new york i think first the American People dont like this obstructionism. When you go right off the bat and say i dont care who he nominates i am going to oppose him, thats not going to fly. Tim here at home local siouxland judges and lawyers are reacting to Justice Scalias death and the legacy he left behind. Our elisa raffa joins us now with more. Elisa on cam tim, both judges and lawyers had emotions of shock and nostalgia learning about the death of justice scalia. He was a judge, they say who left
A great legacy. The fact that liberal justices were seeking to go back to history to show what was kind of in the air when the founders were putting together the constitution shows the impact that scalia had on the court, because we didnt see that as much before scalia says kyle irvin, attorney at Corbett Anderson law. Irvin says scalias death came as a shock. But even more so when conisdering the timing. Right in the middle of a hotly contested election cycle where the vacancy is causing controversy. We like to see vacancies filled because it lends stability, continuity. When theres an opening, that opening can cause delays says judge jeffrey neary. There have already been fighting words between candidates concerning who should fill scalias vacant spot. Local judge neary says the new appointment shouldnt be a political ploy. But rather an apolitical process, saying judges take an oath, regardless of Political Party they align with those people who can apply the law, and do a great job
Standoff. Cutting his face multiple times. tom moore k9 handler, metro pd when he bit the suspect, he bit him on the leg and the suspect then had a machete and chopped at the dogs face, luckily not striking any eyeballs, anything like that. Karen Castro Tom Moore with metros k9 unit. Says nicky did exactly what he was trained to do. tom moore k9 handler, metro pd very tough dog, never let go, good dog, heart of a champion. Karen Castro Moore works alongside. Nicky and his handler, Sergeant Eric kerns. Pictured here with his fourlegged partner. tom moore k9 handler, metro pd i talked to Sergeant Kern a little bit ago and he says nicky is doing great, acting very normal at home almost seems excited to go back to work, ready to go back to work even though he still has all the stitches and things like that. karen castro this is surgery. Obviously in pain. But just a few days later, pictures. Where nicky appears more alert. Pd that dog will be back, without a doubt. Hell be back. Its trauma