raped her about to testify in court. plus a bio lab full of deadly pathogens at risk right now in sudan s war zone. house speaker kevin mccarthy struggling to get his party in line as debt default looms closer for the u.s. good morning and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin withdra dramatic testiy expected today. e. jean carroll says former president trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. trump denies any wrongdoing. our randi kaye has more. i proceeded into the dressing room. the minute he closed that door i was banged up against the wall. reporter: author and columnist e. jean carroll sharing her story, now 79, she s suing trump seming from the attack she says took place in 1995 or early 1996 in the dressing room of department store bergdorf goodman. she s also suing him for defamation. last fall trump posted it is a hoax and a lie, just like all the other hoaxes that have been played on me
This sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with growing pressure on the u. S. Congress to avoid a crippling u. S. Government shutdown this week. Time is running out. Lawmakers now have just six days to pass a Spending Bill to fund the government. Federal agencies have already started the formal process of preparing for a shutdown. If that happens, millions of federal workers could have their paychecks withheld until a deal is reached. But with the clock ticking, it is clear House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy doesnt have the votes to pass a stopgap funding bill and House Republicans are engaged in Open Warfare Over who is to blame for the stalemate. The hold outs keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy, dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. We dont want you to use democrat votes to try to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican hold outs are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject Spending Bills. K
resumed combat operations in the gaza strip accusing hamas of violating the truce by firing rockets toward israel. there have been multiple rockets. they have been intercepted. which shows that hamas has moved back into an attacking position. amongst the israeli people, we intercepted the rockets thankfully. otherwise they could have fallen on communities, cities, kindergartens. again, we re just now getting back to life after the tragedies of the last 55 days. children are going back to school here. it is friday morning and once again we intercepted those and we ve resumed our combat missions against hamas in the gaza strip. hamas controlled ministry of health says 32 people have been killed since the fighting began five hours ago. the fighting resumed just minutes after midnight eastern time when a seven day truce between israel and hamas expired. thursday hamas released eight women and children hostages in exchange for 30 palestinians freed from jail by israel. scott m
We welcome everyone today. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Article one of the constitution explicitly gives congress authority for spending. Is oversight authorization central to congresss responsibility to ensure the government allocates taxpayer dollars responsibly and in line with the values and wishes of the mecca people. It has been the repeated topic of discussion and debate and calls for a forum. We can agree that abuse and a lack of transparency have often been associated with the process. This has, understandably, fueled concern among tax paying citizens. As a result, earmarking became known a process known for its secrecy and selfinterested motivations. Despite efforts to reform the earmarking process, and increase transparency, the American People and many members of congress remained unsatisfied. Highprofile cases persists. Since the enactment of this ban, members have become frustrated as federal funds have been appropriated only to be redirected via the execu
Store continues in jackson, mississippi. Our guest is Mississippi Attorney general jim hood. To it 30, more on efforts avoid a Government Shutdown this week, and volatility in the financial markets. We will talk to Carolyn Maloney. Host good morning. Its wednesday, february 7, 2018. The house is in a 9 00 a. M. This morning, the Senate Reconvenes at 11 30. The looming deadline is tomorrow at midnight, when funding runs out on the current spending plan and when another shutdown would begin unless a deal is reached. Lawmakers from both parties say they are close to coming up with a twoyear spending agreement, but yesterday, President Trump ofed an element uncertainty. We will talk about that this morning on the washington journal. As we do, we want to hear from you. Republicans can call in at 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on social media, on twitter and on facebook. Morning to you. You can start calling in now. The president