The chair the gentleman will suspend. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman from new york, the gentleman from new york, mr. Serrano, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. Mr. Serrano sorry for interrupting you, mr. Chairman. My amendment is very straightforward and prohibit funds allocated in the bill being used for the construction and operation of private forprofit prisons. The use of private the use of private prisons in our country is in a crises. People are being locked up in a facility that doesnt respect basic human rights. One in four people behind bars worldwide is in a United States jail. Thats right. The country with less than 5 of the worlds population accounts for a quarter of all the worlds prisoners. In fact, our prison population has continued to increase over the past few decades even as statistics have shown a decrease in crime. According to the f. B. I. , violent and Major Property crimes are at a historic low. Nevertheless, more and more ame
Dann, what happened there . Reporter well, jim, heres where the race for me to goes full throttle the grittiest part of what somebody an intense general election battle. Hillary clinton and tim kaine beginning what they call a jobs focus bus tour. The first stop on the jobs tour is the knex manufacturing plant in hatfield. A company being lauded for create jobs and investing in america. Hillary clinton told supporters here if elected her first 100 days jobs plan would invest 10 billion to strengthen manufacturing communities like hatfield. The center piece of my presidency will be more good paying jobs with rising incomes for more americans because if youre willing to work hard, you ought to be able to get ahead and stay ahead in the United States of america. Reporter joined by tim kaine and her husband bill clinton also continues to try to draw sharp contrasts between herself and donald trump. Donald trump goes around with that hat on make America Great again. Everything he makes he m
Memphis its 75, dallas its 76 and the next three days well be getting winds out of the southwest pulling up that warmer air. So, if youre heading to the linc tomorrow, 3 oclock for the armynavy game, were looking at record temperatures. Kickoff temperature 66 degrees. By the Fourth Quarter 61 degrees with a mixture of clouds and sunshine and i think some records will be broken in some other cities. Allentowns record high tomorrow 63 degrees. That likely will fall. Wilmington 64. Probably a new record high there tomorrow. Trenton, Atlantic City airport, those records may be beyond roof but i am track reacg warmer air. Well talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. Thanks cecily. Stay with 6abc. Com through the weekend as this record warmth bathes our region. Youll find the latest information from our team of meteorologists and of course stay ahead of whats coming next. In other news tonight the daughter of a local police chief is accused of using offensive slurs and throwing pun
Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the states persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.