Will committee on the judiciary subcommittee on constitutional civil rights and Civil Liberties come to order. Thank you for your help getting the door shut and getting people. Care will authorize the recess of the subcommittee any time. Welcome everyone to this hearing on hr 40 and thei will recognize myself or opening statement. Today is the documents the announcement of the abolition of slavery in texas and more generally throughout the confederacy. The news of the emancipation proclamation did not reach texas for 2 years and it was not until 1865 dental they were free. Despite the announcement. Slavery was a crime against humanity one which impacts we continue to grapple with today. This also marks the 400 anniversary of the first african state slaves being brought to america. Slavery was our original sin. Our constitution protected the and various compromises that gave disproportionate power to slave states. The thrift 3 5 clause they were consider personal property and that gave
Altogether, let us celebrate. Lets do it. [laughter] all right. Rain fortunately is moving away from the i95 corridor. Theres one little blip, go ahead to the Weather Center and we may get caught with a little bit of this stuff starter starter out to the west. The majority to the east and it finally pushes offer the off the coast. All of this moving pretty much up to the northeast and sliding a little bit to the east. That batch of showers in baltimore, were keeping an eye on that because that might get a little bit closer to philadelphia before were done. Temperatures mild this morning. 53 degrees in philadelphia. Getting cooler in the northern and western suburbs, though, as cooler air is on the way in. 36 degrees in allentown, 39 in reading. 54 in millville. And were thinking that number in philadelphia may add about 3 degrees and then start to crash as we go through the afternoon. So, well go for 52 at 7 00. By noon a chance of still being at about 55 but by 3 oclock down to 50 may
Morning, saturday november 25th. Im bill wonder son. Mike masco. Good morning. Happy thanksgiving to you, sir. Were still doing thanksgiving thing, right . How long does that go on for you hey happy thanksgiving . Hes a little grumpy. Well touch on this. It got to you a little bit. Kind of like new years if you think about it . Happy new year. Its february 7th. Weve been you know. Its valid point. We will explore transitioning. Grumpy about the fact were still saying happy thanksgiving. The weather actually will be pretty nice today. Right. That will put in you good mood. There you go. Well near 60 degrees today. Happy thanksgiving. Laugh l. Happy saturday morning everybody. We got sunshine that will go to work today. A great looking day. Now, the only issue will come in the form of some maybe a spotty shower. This will be late though. Its 36 degrees in town right now. Southeasterly wind coming at 3 Miles Per Hour. And again the numbers theyre pretty easy to take were not looking at lo
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The super bowl of course. Action news is soaking it in. Tailgating is already beginning. Our jeff chirico is live in mayfair and Jeff Skversky is also on the birds beat. Nick foles and the eagles looking to get back to the super bowl for the first time in 12 years. Well have reaction from the players as they get set for the first game of the season. The nfc championship game against the vyingings later tonight. We have breaking news from i95 in south philadelphia. The action cam is at the scene with southbound lanes near the broad street exit. One person, a man in his 30s was killed in one of the vehicles. Two others were taken to the hospital. One is in critical condition. The other is stable. Police right now stick with action news for updates on this breaking news. And now the accweather fraustd for the nfc championship. A live look at the ben franklin bridge. It is going to be an exciting day. We have good temperatures. It is nick foles birthday weekend. What a difference a week ma