That the same or looked at differently and the role of federal government may be different in them in supporting the states to accomplish these opposed to the state supporting the municipalities and the counties to getting things done. There are environmental issues, theres housing, this employment. Theres civil rights. Theres union rights. Its all those things. Its access to health care, affordability of health care, access to education and Higher Education coul. Bill what has surprised you the most since your swearing in . Rep. Coleman my republican colleagues refusing to drop the issues like a womans right to and myopically immigration from the southern border perspective as opposed to internationally. Things of that nature and our refusal to move beyond those issues. Up, i wante we wrap to ask your daytoday routine on capitol hill. What do you like the most and what you like the least of the things you have to do day in and day out . Rep. Coleman i like the movement. Toike moving f
Until diane found a something affordable and what i thought was at least fairly reasonable, i didnt camp on the couch for a couple of weeks. I did camp on the couch for a couple of weeks. Now i am in a little apartment across town, so to speak, and the rent is still high, but manageable. Bill do you get home to louisiana and your district every weekend . Rep. Abraham almost every weekend. There may be two or three times at most where i stayed at in washington over the weekend. I prefer to go home of the week and it has i get to see the people i represent. The week that we get off during each month to go back in the district is a favorite week of the month for me. Bill what is it about washington where people who are not washington insiders that they should know about how it runs . Rep. Abraham in todays day and age, there is still a lot of bipartisan support. We passed 80 80 5 of bills coming down from leadership. This 80 85 of bills coming down from leadership. We could not it without
My mom had a healthy skepticism about the use of power. Because it can corrupt and it can be abused. And i am very careful about the use of power. I was in my business and i am in this position. My mother believed government could be a force for good. I think sometimes maybe more so. You know, i think she saw government being involved in things that i think are better left to the individual, or better left to state and local government. But i certainly appreciate her strong conviction that government can help. In fact, thats one of the reasons america is the wonderful country it is is because of the form of government we have and how its been implemented over the last 200 years. If you had to give a grade for the government, take new jersey and say under hurricane sandy, what letter grade would you give fema federal government help on that . You know, that is a mixed bag, bill. The fema did some things that were incredibly helpful to people in my district. And if you havent been there,
From this weekend. I have good news on the way. Because of the Labor Day Holiday we have adjusted schedules. Vta, remember that closure. Track work there and b. A. R. T. Track. The roadways are out of the roadways. Lets look at the san mateo bridge. Well send it back to you. Breaking news this morning were learning north korea could be preparing a Missile Launch to show off the countrys ability to target the United States with nuclear weapons, a day after they claim to have tested. Tracking all of this with those developments. Whats the reaction this morning . Reporter very dense reaction, a little worrisome here watching the events going on now. The north Korean Leader enjoys provoking the u. S. In the holidays. Shock waves around the globe. The u. S. , japan, france, great britain, and south korean diplomats all called for an emergency u. N. Security Council Meeting this morning. North korea is the most dangerous place on the face of the planet. Jim mattis gave a stern warning to the
Most locations are about 8 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. The tropical clouds, a little more cloud cover. But its going to be muggy to humid. Very close. Well keep an eye on it. 70s, 80s to 90s. Out of those 105s. Its pretty quiet. Its pretty quiet, steve. There you go. Its very quiet. Were doing very well however, i want to warn you, chp is out there. I even saw a few out there. Its a maximum enforcement period. You can see traffic is moving along very nicely and no slowdowns on the commute. The traffic is moving along nicely on interstate 880 and oakland. If youre driving to the bay bridge, its also light. Following developing news from asia after north korea said it tested a Hydrogen Bomb yesterday. North korea may launch another missile soon. A top diplomate condemned the action. Switzerland just offered tobe a mediator. They launched several land based missiles into the sea of japan. They sent fighter jets. It focused on north koreas testing sta