Line is 202 7488001. For undocumented immigrants, we have set aside a special line for you, that line 202 7488002. You can post your thoughts on social media. Send us a tweet, tweet, cspan. Org cspanwj, or a message on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. They were reporting last night and online this morning, the headline was immigration raids writein new york, they that federal immigration authorities attempted raids and at least two neighborhoods in new york city on saturday according to a person familiar with the matter one day prior to when President Trump had said immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would begin National Roundups of people illegally in the u. S. In new york city they went to residences in harlem, the harlem section of manhattan and the brooklyn sunset park neighborhood. They were rejected people at residence because they didnt have lawrence but they planned to return at least two sunset park tomorrow, meaning this morning, according to that person. You can read m
June is pride month, a time to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Trasngender Community and their struggle for equal rights. Organizers chose june as pride month to honor the 1969 stonewall riots in new york city. They were a series of uprisings by the Gay Community against police raids of the stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in greenwich village. The riots are considered the start of the modern gay rights movement. President trump marked pride month this year with a tweet celebrating lgbt rights, becoming the first republican president to acknowledge pride month. But just a month earlier his administration had effectively banned transgendered people from the military. Stacey long simmons is the director of advocacy and action at the national Lgbtq Task Force. Its so nice to have you with us. Stacey thank you, so nice to be here. Soledad thank you. Those two things are in complete contradiction so assess for me i pride month is kind of a low bar but assess for me how you would s
mario pope. that s why there was a decision to withdrawal forces. who did? i hope that everything will continue in the same way that has so far in hans coordinator for the city doesn t exist anymore. it s practically been wiped off the face of the f over mammals. we will return thanks. we had tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply molten weapons. ukraine is not giving anything up. ah, also coming up a collapsing glacier in italy unleashes a deadly avalanche record. summer heat at europe s highest peaks and climate change are being blanked. that we up it sad i guess is back to think that a block of ice, the size of an apartment building would dry cough and fold down with debris and huge chunks of rock. it s an unimaginable tragedy of thought. i cannot that as a gift that ah, to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with the advancing russian troops. it eastern new crate on sunday, ukrainian forces
Make it easier for the department of Veterans Affairs to fire, demote or suspend employees. Final passage scheduled for 6 1. Later in the week the senator heitkamp legislation to expand sanctions on iran, targeting people who work on irans illicit missile program. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, the question occurs on the elwood nomination. Mr. Alexander i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senator in the chamber wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 67. And the nays are 33. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration legislative now and proceed to the consideration of s. 10994, whi
Reports of something on fire under the overpass. Still working to confirm that. Sounds like fire units are on the way to the scene. And ill check drive times in less than ten. B. A. R. T. Police investigating a violent robbery at the coliseum station in oakland. The second incident like this in three months. According to the chronicle, the latest attack happened friday in the evening commute. At least ten teenagers grabbed a womans iphone, then another passenger chased the people down and got the phone back. A special b. A. R. T. Team intercepted the teens as they tried to escape into the intercepting neighborhood. They were released to their parents because witnesses couldnt identify which one took the phone. Happening in the south bay, people devastated by the coyote creek flooting are taking action. Theyre filing claims against san jose, the county, and the Water District. Janine is live in san jose this morning. Reggie, there has been a lot of finger pointing over whos responsible.