Subjugation of others on the basis of race. Unfortunately, that same Confederate Flag flew on the grounds of the State Capitol amidst the funeral of a state senator and dedicated pastor who taught that we are all god ose children as the historic emanuel a. M. E. Church. We have come a long way in america but we still have a long way to go in our march toward a more perfect union. Racial hatred continues to adversely impact our society and people of good will must unite to eradicate it. Limiting the use of federal funds for purchase or display of the Confederate Flag is an important step in that direction. Earlier today lawmakers in South Carolina from both sides of the aisle came together to support removing the confederate battle flag from their State Capitol grounds. This evening, the United States house of representatives has the opportunity to further limit the public display of this divisive symbol that is so closely associated with defense of the institution of slavery. I thank t
Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists commit smithed by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. Mr. Gutierrez mr. Speaker a few weeks ago i was on the h. B. O. Show real time with mill maher on friday night and had a chance to talk with ann cowl ter. As you might have guest guessed i dont have my speed dial. It was several days after donald trump was running for president. When it was my turn i told mrs. Colter what they were saying about mexican immigrants would serve as a vote rergestration machine to turn g
Second person, but the smoke and fire was too much. Reporter one person died. The survive a 55yearold man awake and rushed to the hospital. The person was pretty banged up. However, the person was still conscious but was in and out. Reporter investigators say the singleengine plane was headed from west hampton to morristown, new jersey, when the pilot reported trouble. Reported to farmingdale that they were experiencing difficulty maintaining altitude. Reporter today investigators surveyed the damage. Pieces of the plane scattered across the tracks near South Oyster Bay road, suspending service between hicksville and farmingdale. But an mta spokesperson says the crash could have been catastrophic. There was no train going through at that point, but the crossing was open. So, you know, there was a possibility there could have been cars going through. Reporter and because the crash happened on the liir tracks, the mta is investigating along with the faa. Lori bordonaro, news 4. And this
Fired at the suspect striking him. I ran out and seen this man on the ground and an officer on the side. Reporter Michelle Harris said she heard the shots and recorded this video that shows the suspect on the ground. She looked like she had blood on the side of her face. Something did happen but it was so extreme. Reporter neighbors tell abc 7 news the man was a regular in the neighborhood often sleeping wherever he could, sometimes being combative with those who try to get him to move along. Instead of shooting him they could have tasered him or maced him. I dont think what he did was worth his life being taken just by knowing him personally. Reporter demonstrators say they will march from the scene to city hall to protest todays shooting. Todays incident was the sixth officerinvolved shooting in oakland and the fourth fatal one this year. On june 6th officered shot and killed a man four blocks east of the shooting. On august 3 oakland officers shot and killed a man after he wounded a
Across the board with the exception of the italian ftse. A quick look at wti crude right now, wti if youre buying it buy the barrel, you can do it for 48. 91. Hurricane irma one of the most powerful atlantic storms in a century. Its churning its way across the caribbean towards florida. Kalee dionne joins us live from cnbc headquarters. Whats the path . Reporter the path is westnorthwest at this point the question still lies when will it turn to the north . Thats something well be watching throughout the day. The latest update from the National Hurricane center, it maintained its 185mileperhour winds. Its just to the eastsoutheast of st. Marteen, and conditions are deteriorating there. This will continue to move at 16 Miles Per Hour that pressure continues to drop. As that pressure drops, the winds will maintain that speed or continue to increase. Everyone is wanting to know where is the track i dont want a lot of people to focus on where it will go as it moves closer to the u. S. At t