Person was tossed from a car. And trapped under a car. The cause of the crash is being investigated. Traffic is backed up and being rerouted. Steer clear of the area. Well keep you posted. The other big story tonight. President donald trump delivering his mission statement. To a joint session of congress and to the country tonight. The president focused on broad themes. But also provided more details on his policy agenda. Karin caifa has the story from the nations capitol. The white house had said President Trump would strike a more optimistic tone in his first speech before a joint session of congress and he did. He reiterated many of the priorities he talked about during his campaign and the first few weeks of his administration and even encouraged a little bipartisan cooperation, on the hotbutton issues of health care and immigration. In one of his most important speeches to date. President donald trump laying out a sweeping agenda to a joint session of congress. President donald tr
Judge neil gorsuch to the high court. Among them was Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley who called the threat by some democrats to filibuster the nomination purely politics. Joining him were senators lindsey graham, ted cruz, mike lee along with former law clerks of judge gorsuch. Senator grassley are they on their way . Oh, they are. 12 30 is at different times around the country. Senator grassley we want to thank you all very much for being here. Before i start my remarks, i want to say thank you to all the former clerks of the judge who are here to express their views of why he should be on the United States Supreme Court , and i just got done telling them this is a News Conference where they are more important than us senators are from this standpoint that they have day in and day out know the qualifications of this person to be on the Supreme Court. Last week the Judiciary Committee saw a brilliant display from the Supreme Court nominee, the judge neil gorsuch. Most importan
Attention on the National Level. And a local vineyard who says theyre being bullied over this logo by an agency thats become drunk with power. Announcer nbc 10 at issue starts now. Beginning, im jacqueline london for nbc 10 at issue. We begin with an nbc 10 investigation that finds some School Districts hoarding the taxes they collect, as one of our areas most affluent districts fights a lawsuit accusing it of misleading the public. Nbc 10s Mitch Blacher with the details. Reporter lizs kids go to school in lower merion township. Its a district thats raised taxes more than 53 in the last decade. I know people who do want their money back. I want them to be honest, is that i want. Reporter in what could be a Landmark Legal decision, a judge says for the last ten years, the Lower Merion School district deliberately overestimated debts the district would incur, that schools told taxpayers they needed more money than they actually did. As the district appeals the decision, taxpayers lobby t
Executive director, vice, Vice President and general counsel of the der corp. A company that owns and manages retail properties. Each of the witnesses written statements will be entered in the record in its entirety and i would ask each of you summarize his or her testimony five minutes or less to help you stay within that time there is a light switch and from green to yellow indicates you have one minute to conclude and then five minutes have expired. Before i recognize the witnesses it is the tradition that you be sworn in. For those who cant stand do you solemnly swear the testimony youre about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. I would now recognize the first witness and i would turn the microphone on if you pull it close to you. I live i i live in california. Im here to express my concerns with the disabilities act and how it is being used. I understand. Ive been d
On monday, the Supreme Court issued the stupid opinion which we talked about forgive you for calling that a compromise decision. Thats how i do it. Just imagine for a moment if during this period of a 44 split on the court, brown v. Board of education have come up. I cant help but think about that and in the context of other cases that are bound to have come up to the court during this period. Senator leahy, i am glad that you pointed out that we have some civics students seated behind us here today. I hope they are learning something, but think of the lesson that where we are at this moment in connection with this nomination teaching them is teaching them. These are matters that should be of critical importance to all of us on both sides of the aisle. The future really is at stake. These kinds of decisions that were issued on monday have real consequences. In brown v. Board of education, you had decisions in one part of the country that went one way, and in delaware in particular my f