Sarah today as new yorkers made their way to work, a an explosion went off in one of manhattans busiest commuter hubs. Police Department Officer jack collins apprehended the terrorist along with several other officers. These brave First Responders and the others who rushed to the scene are heroes. On behalf of the president and a grateful nation we would like to thank them and commend them for their bravery. This attack underscores the need for congress to work with the president on Immigration Reforms that enhance our National Security and public safety. We must protect our borders we must ensure the individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to our people and we must move to a meritbased system of immigration. Additionally, this attack comes as our Coalition Continues to make great gains against isis. Still, there is more work to be done on the ground in the shrinking isiscontrolled areas and the president s plan to annihilate isis is moving forward. We must also dest
This attack underscores the need for congress to work with the president on Immigration Reforms that enhance our National Security and public safety. We must protect our borders we must ensure the individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to our people and we must move to a meritbased system of immigration. Additionally, this attack comes as our Coalition Continues to make great gains against isis. Still, there is more work to be done on the ground in the shrinking isiscontrolled areas and the president s plan to annihilate isis is moving forward. We must also destroy the evil ideology that is behind isis and attackses like today. This ideologist has no borders but ideology has no borders but it must be eradicated. We will not stop until it is accomplished. With that, ill take your questions. Reporter thank you. Wanted to ask you about the women who came forward today against the president , saying, first on a television show, then they were at a press conference and t
Of the week ahead in congress. Span 2. Host we are taking a look at events this week in washington particularly what lies ahead for the white house and for congress. Joining us, two reporters who overs those beats. Thanks for joining us. The wall street journal has the picture of the story of the moment it seems. The special election. You were just traveling with the president in pensacola. Talk about the white House Investment and the strategy that theyre making. Theyre going all in. Pensacola is about 30 miles away from the alabama border, about an hour drive from mobile, alabama. There was a large presence of people from alabama at this rally. The president actually called out and sabe anybody here from alabama and there was huge cheers in the crowd. We saw roy moore signs. So the president they knew what they were doing. The white house tried to say this wasnt a roy moore rally, that this was previously planned but it just so happened it was a few days before the election and of co
Research out that takes a look at the interest that americans have in the special investigation by Robert Mueller over russias meddling in the 2016 campaign. Well show you those results but in our first hour we are interested in learning from you about your interest. The numbers are on the bottom of your screen. If you want to post your thoughts. Heres the cover of the latest from pew research center. It takes a look at a lot of issues but one of the issues was over questions by the public that they interviewed about their level of interest taking a look at the probe into Robert Mueller. Heres the cover. You can see that but to show you some of the findings when it comes specially to the Russian Investigation. When republicans were asked by this 19 of those republicans view the Russia Special investigation as very important, 71 of democrats viewing it as very important. Further it says that 68 of democrats versus 44 of republicans say theyre somewhat confident in the level of whats goi
Minute. Were keeping an eye on on the Alabama Senate race and spending reform. I want to head to connell mcshane. This is horrible news on the latest who this terrorist was and what he is telling authorities because he is in custody now. Hi, connell. Reporter hey there, trish. Akayed ullah was living in brooklyn for some years. He was working as new york city cab driver, a job he gave up in 2015. He was originally from bangladesh. If youre working towards a motive were working for clarity. Our corporate cousins at the New York Post have a story on their website where they quote that the suspect is speaking to authorities, they have been bombing my country and i wanted to do damage here. Unclear what he was meaning by that he was from bangladesh originally. This guy had a explosive device what the authorities describe as a low level explosive device strapped to his body, and it went off at 7 20 in the middle of morning rush in an underground tunnel. It is a destroys according to authori