Order the Commerce Department to include a Citizenship Question in the upcoming census. John roberts has more. The president will this afternoon at 5 00 issue some sort of executive action on this idea of citizenship. Certainly he has support from his Congressional Republican colleagues on finding out how many people in this country are citizens. Listen to congressman mccarthy. The president has the right to do it. The Supreme Court said that in the process, if you read it. For more than 150 years, this question has been there one way or another in a long form or short form. The census comes around once every ten years. We asked numerous amount of questions, this is data that we should have right to know. You have to have the correct number. Its unclear what the president will do. Several sources are steering me away from the idea that he will order the Commerce Department to put a Citizenship Question on the upcoming census. It was believed this morning thats what the president would
It was so great. Whether or not you were in new york city and able to make it or whether you just might have seen these images today, the footage and the coverage, it was such a nice National Bright spot in the news. Worth letting it wash over you. Pausing to let it make you happy for a moment. It was so great. Especially it feels great because the news has been so dark lately. Right . Its nice to have something that is pure gleaming glee. Because the news has been dark. Even today, the weird news was dark. Like this new reporting over the last 24 hours from the great David Fahrenthold for the washington post. It provides all americans with front page notice that among the way this is president and his family are continuing to make money from their private businesses on the side during his time in office is by doing this effect with a miami strip club. This is not like a historical thing that turned up. This is this week. You can meet your caddy girl friday, july 12th, the day after to
Welcome to our viewers. Im natalie allen. And im George Howell. Newsroom starts right now. Were tracking this storm at 4 01 on the east coast, right now about 10 Million People along the u. S. Gulf coast are already in the direct path of a Tropical Storm, that storm named barry. The storm just hours away from making landfall probably as a category 1 hurricane. Officials warn storm surge could be 6 feet or up to 2 meters. That is more than 36,000 customers who have lost power thus far. That cant feel good with the storm bearing down. Water is already gushing as you see over coastal highways. A storm chaser he says some communities along the gulf are cut off from the mainland. Louisianas governor says the state has taken unprecedented action to protect new orleans. For the first time in history, all floodgates on the Mississippi River i should say within the hurricane Production System in the new orleans area are sealed off with those floodgates being closed. Lets get the latest on the T
Naked photos of young women. He faces 45 years in prison. This case has tentacles everywhere, the trump cabinet, donald trump himself who was on the record with statements about epstein and young women. Theres a new statement from bill clintons office, there are royal family connections. Were learning this morning that the attorney general has recused himself from parts of the case already because of legal connections. Were also learning that William Barrs father had professional connections with epstein. Again, tentacles everywhere. This morning we are waiting to hear from secretary acosta on the calls for resignation. We are waiting for comments from the white house. Cnns bren gingras joins us. Former president clinton, President Trump, who in a 2002 interview called epstein a terrific guy. Both have tried to distance themselves but epstein is behind bars right now, awaiting a bail hearing. It may be harder for others, like acosta to distance himself from past connections to this mul
This morning President Trumps legal team is bracing for special counsel Robert Muellers final report on russian enti interference in the 2016 election. Rudy giuliani says trumps attorneys have not heard from Robert Muellers team in weeks, and theres been no further discussion about additional testimony from the president in about a month. The Rudy Giuliani says the extended period of silence h has that the special couns counsels work has been completed, something giuliani says they expect in the next two weeks. Trumps legal team has been preparing a report of their own. He said quotes, if mueller clears the president , we walk away and say thank you. If its damaging, then we will respond. Deputy ag Rod Rosenstein spoke at his alma mater yesterday rkts the Wharton School of the university of pennsylvania for what he described as onesc of his quote last significant events within the justice s department where has worked since he was 25 years old. Rosenstein who authorized and oversaw the