It is the largest republican field of candidates to take the stage. Fox news is calling it a high stakes showdown. We want to begin with your comments on the Voting Rights. Is it still needed . Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. Send us a tweet, join us on facebook. Thank you for being with us. There are two forums. The main event at 9 00 eastern time. We want to get your comments on what questions you would ask the candidates. It seems the republicans like to violate Voting Rights act every chance they get. How does it showing your id heres the piece who says the federal Appeals Panel rule yesterday that a strict voter identification law in texas discriminated against blacks and hispanics and violated the rights act of 1965. A decision that defines the reach of the law. The case is one of a few across the country that are being closely watched. This after a 2013 Supreme Court decision that blocked the most enforcement tool, federal oversight o
Being forced to leave and leave right now. All of this as President Trump tours the devastation beginning in corporate us krity Vice President pence will head to texas later this week Contessa Brewer will get the latest on relief and recovery earnings there lets go to john kern an, pretty dramatic scenes in dickinson, a lot of water between here and houston, turned into a bayou. I wish i could say that was the end but apparently not after opening down triple digits, the dow is positive. And investors brushing aside fears about north koreas latest Missile Launch United Technologies and caterpillar and apple leading gains and financial and material stocks the biggest laggards right now. Lets get you caught up on the latest on harvey the storm setting a rainfall record for tropical cyclones in texas. The National Weather service just over 49 inches of rain has been observed at locations southeast of houston flash flood warnings remain in effect throughout houston, about 300,000 people by
Implications. The National Weather service is warning severe storm conditions will continue for much of central and western florida. These pictures from fort myers. You have irma knocking down trees and power lines seven million plus people being without power. The downed power lines and construction cranes like that one. Youve seen all of these roads and we can go to some of these flooding pictures i believe lets bring some of the more flooding pictures there. That sure looks like a river to me. Im confirming with our control room is my amy. This is in fact my amy. Miami. All this flooding. Thirtyeight people have died in the caribbean as a result of hurricane urban irma. There had been no deaths reported thus far in florida. We will get to the market and some of the construction stocks. They are looking up in part. Letters went to be a lot of rebuilding effort. Lets get the latest on the flooding right now. We find our very own the center of circulation may be gone but relate the eff
In addition i would note that President Trump continued a long tradition of president s since 9 11 to receive a counterterrorism briefing this morning in the oval office from his intelligence community, from his director of National Counterterrorism center, from myself and others on the team. The purpose of that is to give the president a sense of the terrorist threat that exists globally and to the homeland and give him a sense of what were doing about it and make sure hes comfortable with our posture. As i said the other day, we dont have current, active threats against the homeland to our knowledge and thats a good ews story for today. Let me move into a quick thought. Before i do it, though, sarah noted we created the department of Homeland Security in the wake of 9 11. I would note that the government engaged in a massive reorganization of its structures and efforts to create and National Counterterrorism center, created the department of Homeland Security, office of director of n
Sussessionist flag used in battle against the United States . Think im done with my comment. Thank you for your attention. Host thank you. Thats it for our program. In, we go ouse comes to the house. We take you there now. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , september 26, 2017. I hereby appoint the honorable david brat to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the ouse of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and majority whi