Watch at 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. And the senate gavels in sunday at 2 00 p. M. They will consider amendments to the current highway bill. Funding is set to expire at the end of the month without congressional action. We spoke earlier with a capitol hill reporter. With current funding set to run out at the end of the month, the senate is set to formally begin debate on its bill. Manu raju of politico, youre right that ted cruz came to the floor and accused Mitch Mcconnell of telling a flatout lie. Tell us what that was all about. Mr. Raju it was really a remarkable moment. Rarely do you see a senator going and singling out another senator in stark terms, accusing them of lying, someone within their own arty. And stashed their own party. And certainly a party leader. It just does not happen in a chamber like the senate. It is usually a very collegial place. Youre not supposed to address senators directly. But Mitch Mcconnell assured him and other republicans that the xm bank, which
That across the country, states re scrambling to fill teachers roles, california hit hardest. California, the situation is more stark. California lost 82,000 jobs in the recession, teacher jobs. They are trying to fill 21,500 for this this slots coming school year. Also, a story about cocacola and obesity. The front line is that the company, cocacola, funds and effort to curb the obesity battle, emphasis on exercise. Critics say this message is misleading. Some other news for you this morning. Front pages of wall street New York Times this morning. Floyd in indiana, an independent. What do you think of Political Correctness . Caller i think donald trump is exactly right. I have been watching cspan for a long long time. They come up with different lives on every situation. I watched the debate on thursday night, and all of the questions they asked the different candidates, no one asked the question about what they would do on iran. All of them are talking about what obama and Hillary Cl
Several years ago, a Police Report in the bronx was whited out. He would this was a race from the report and the Police Report was given to an attorney representing a man on trial for murder. This week, that man was released. The District Attorney released realized he did not receive a fair trial. He lost six years of his life. Amy and then to the streets of berkeley, california, where a fight broke out this weekend between White Nationalist Trump Supporters and antifascist supporter protesters. People were arrested. We will get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. U. S. Defense secretary james mattis arrived in saudi arabia tuesday for the first stop on his weeklong trip to the middle east and north africa. Speaking on the plane to reporters, mattis hailed the u. S. Saudi arabia relationship. Way to firstour stop is saudi arabia. As you know, this is a nation that has been a key security i sin
Plplus, we look at a case of hoa redacted Police Report led to a new york man spending six yeyeas in jail for a crime he did not commit. Several years ago, a Police Report in the bronx was whited out. He would this was a race from the report and the Police Report was given to an attorney representing a man on trial for murder. This week, that man was released. The District Attorney released realized he did not receive a fair trial. He lost six years of his life. Amy and then to the streets of berkeley, california, where a fight broke out this weekend between White Nationalist Trump Supporters and antifascist supporter protesters. People were arrested. We will get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. U. S. Defense secretary james mattis arrived in saudi arabia tuesday for the first stop on his weeklong trip to the middle east and north africa. Speaking on the plane to reporters,s, mattis hailed
Plplus, we look at a case of hoa redacted Police Report led to a new york man spending six yeyeas in jail for a crime he did not commit. Several years ago, a Police Report in the bronx was whited out. He would this was a race from the report and the Police Report was given to an attorney representing a man on trial for murder. This week, that man was released. The District Attorney released realized he did not receive a fair trial. He lost six years of his life. Amy and then to the streets of berkeley, california, where a fight broke out this weekend between White Nationalist Trump Supporters and antifascist supporter protesters. People were arrested. We will get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. U. S. Defense secretary james mattis arrived in saudi arabia tuesday for the first stop on his weeklong trip to the middle east and north africa. Speaking on the plane to reporters,s, mattis hailed