Heres our Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. Save our schools, no to devos. Reporter the debate over betsy devos followed senators home this weekend, as protests popped up outside the state offices of several republicans. Here in washington, the pressure is even more intense. Good afternoon, senator Susan Collins office. Reporter the Senate Switchboard swamped by hundreds of thousands of calls. So he is not supportive of this nominee . Reporter some Democratic Senators took their own turns at the phones. So shes really way outside of the mainstream. Reporter and even turned to schoolkids to help make their case. We must oppose betsy devos as secretary of education. The future depends on it. Reporter President Trump chose the 59yearold billionaire because of her long time support for school vouchers, a cause many republicans support. South carolina senator tim scott. The real debate is generations of kids that are stuck in underperforming schools. Betsy devos has got to go. Repor
Ago, but midflight visas were canceled when President Trump signed the executive order. After landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. Inhuman what happened to us. Reporter 17yearold matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. We did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. We did not do anything illegal. Reporter why did your family leave . Over there, its like a war zone. Its not safe. Reporter in 2015, their immigration petition finally moved to the active processing stage, which involved multiple background checks and several interviews. Welcome to america. Reporter local congressman republican charlie dent says the asailis are not refugees and spent years going through the proper channels. Its clear to me this proposal was not properly vetted. It was not processed. It was rushed, and it wasnt given the kind of consideration it should have been. Reporter this afternoon allentowns newest residents cele
President trump tweeted yesterday that the suspension of his ban is now allowing people to pour into the u. S. We dont have a complete picture, but we can tell you that the number of refugees over the last three days is 27 families. Who have gone through a vetting process that can take years. Jericka duncan was at new yorks jfk airport today when a family from syria arrived. Hi. Reporter this is the moment dr. Ghassan asaili and wife sarmad dreamed about for more than 13 years. Im happy. Im happy like i won the super bowl like yesterday. Im very happy. Reporter the reunion with asailis two brothers wa canceled when President Trump signed the executive order. After landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. Inhuman what happened to us. Reporter 17yearold matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. We did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. We did not do anything illegal. Reporter why did your family lea
Take a look at the china [indiscernible] this is a key gauge of sentiment. Retail investors very much an important part of the equity market on the mainland. We did have chinese small caps falling to a threemonth low on wednesday. This index has lost 3 this year. We see those declines continue this thursday. We arecurrency front, seeing the offshore rate hover around the 100day moving average. This is supposed to ease some slow curves. Earlier, we did hear from a former regulator who said the china should open up the yuan before lifting capital. The currency stability has also seen bets on volatility decline, as you can see from this chart here. More. Oes not expect if overall, it is about stability being the name of the game. Rishaad thank you so much for that. Lets get over to the first word news headlines. Paul china intends to further ease [indiscernible] individual tax burden as part of a broader drive to boost consumption. It is easing the structure of valued added tax come inclu
Kenneth craig is live with more. Kenneth . Reporter good afternoon, the ordeal inside this Orlando Night Club went on for hours. This afternoon Authorities Say they have all of the victims out and identified. But that their investigation could take weeks if not months. F. B. I. Agents searched for evidence monday morning outside the pulse night club, police say the last of the victims have been removed. Authorities are now work to go notify all the next of kin. Gunfire errupted in the crowded gay club after last call sunday morning, police say an officer working at the club exchanged guy 29 year old omar ma mateen, and another gun battle attacker then retreat today bathroom with a number of hostages. Police say that is when mateen called 911, pledging his allegiance to isis claimed to have a bomb. Around 5 00 a. M. A swat team punched several holes through a wall and storm the club. We believe future loss of life was imminent and thats why we reacted the way we did. Mateen born in new