There also is this big news out of nebraska. Regulators have approved the construction of the keystone xl pipeline through that state. We want to get your reaction to it. If you support the keystone xl pipeline, called 202 7488000. If you oppose it, call 202 7488001. You can weigh in on social media at cspan to vijay for our twitter handle and you can post a comment on facebook. Com cspan. Heres the headline one more time. It is from the omaha world herald. It is approved, but hurdles likely remain. That is out of omaha. Joining us by phone right now is ellen gilmer, illegal reporter there. A legal reporter there. Guest thanks for having me. Host explain what regulators and nebraska decided and what it all means. Guest regulators decided that keystone xl can build its pipeline across the state. Trans canada, the company that backed the pipeline, did not get what it wanted. Trans canada had a certain route it wanted to build on and state regulators said you can build, but you need to bu
Facebook events about the women march and my First Response was theres already a million women marching but i digress and i started going into the actual pages on the commentary and i actually said i made a comment in there and i said i hope that you include muslim women and communities as its one of the groups that wasnt described in the description of the event, they talked about solidarity and im sure that it wasnt intentional, but i felt the need to say something. And at the same time simultaneously as i was making that comment about one of the original founders of the Facebook Page was already in consultation with the africanamerican civil rights leader and carmine purdah is working on criminal justice or the country they were already in conversation about bringing in women of color and when i made the commentary they were like yes we have one that comes with his trio and shes a Muslim American organizer and if youre going to bring us in a, she has to be included in this work and
Able to get out there so far and there are some dry patches in this shower activity so far today. So, its not going to be a total complete washout but there is a good chance that, yes, well be dealing with cooler temperatures and occasional showers throughout the day today. So, not the best weekend. Heres Storm Tracker radar. You can see scattered showers about through Prince Georges County, Southern Maryland, through the Northern Neck of virginia down towards fredericksburg. Very very light this morning. Then kind of a second batch out towards front royal that extends up towards hagerstown through the maryland and West Virginia panhandles there. Very light very scattered this morning. Unfortunately this is going to be the case throughout the day today where were going to continue to see these showers kind of streaming in from the south and from the west. Check out your Bigger Picture. You can see it all kind of extending through West Virginia and look back towards kentucky you see a h
Howard beach home and say police have strong leads and it could be a matter of days until an arrest is made. She was found face down in a marsh near jamaica bay more than two weeks ago after going for a run. Police say she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death. We know that there is a Family Member of the killer that we need for them to come forward, you know, to finalize this very than 250,000 for anyone with information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information should call crimestoppers. Alison the man accused of killing a bronx deli work in court. He will not testify in front of a grand jury. Police say guzman shot and killed the man last week after guzman grabbed an officers gun outside the deli and fired 15 shots before police shot him. Guzman will be arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges at the next court hearing. We understand theres a grand jury convened that is taking evidence. This guy is bad, very bad pe person. Alison he is due in court september 1st.
Education departments ruling. Linda schmidt, fox 5 news. Ernie and, linda, thank you for that. Joining me, the president , education reform now. Thanks for being here. Thank you. Ernie we saw this report that linda did on standardized testing in new jersey. Its controversial already. How do you see it . Is it a seriou problem . Its a serious issue. We believe in better, fewer tests. There have been some issues with the roll we think its critical for parents, educators and communities to know how young people are doing, so insure theyre College Ready from high school and so parents and educators can know where they have challenges and can provide the interventions they need tailored to their needs. Ernie getting ready for the real world . Absolutely. Ernie you think some people are saying its difficult. If they dont pass, they wont graduate. Youre saying maybe its not tough enough . These assessments are based diagnostics. The real world is a difficult world. We want to make sure theyre