a suspected attack. in a southern town. welcome to the program. democrats take control of the u.s. house of representatives today ending the republican s monopoly on power in washington under president trump so these are live pictures from the floor. lawmaker. is being elected speaker and the democrats most pressing task will be to end the government shutdown the funding for the president s border war with mexico the disputes will center on health care and russian interference in the twenty sixteen presidential election. there s a showdown already well underway as congress begins its new term given the republic top democrats say the latest talks with the president reduced no hint that he will
a political comedy absolutely right phil but it s also historic remember she s the first woman ever actually being speaker of the house and she s not did it just once now she s told me for a second time so that is a story but you know this story and this sort of the term this is a historical time in historic day today is actually used for the right reasons now and today because the hundred sixteen congress hears this forty new women coming in days to native americans for the first time in congress female native americans there s two muslims in the congress this time for the first time also and also women so disapproval to see here i could go on and on and on what this one hundred sixty is congress is made off yeah nancy pelosi another again speaker of the house and so many women now in a diverse congress we have never seen that before that is historic indeed that s go back to the shutdown is there any sign that either side is budging