Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas covid19 Pandemic Response and i was glad to help advocate for that funding. Now im not sure that many of us here on the dais know what to expect during that february hearing nor did we fully grasp the enormity of the Public Health challenges americans would soon face from the pandemic. This is largely because the administration failed to recognize these risks and communicate them to the American Public in advance of the crisis. Here we are a little more than three months later and exactly 90 days
Wll show you the timing of the storms as they move on through that could affect your day. Plus, fire work frenzy. Lit up and lobbed at a police officer. Weve got a look at the wild new video and a mothers warning about a flesh eating bacteria herson caught while swimming at a beach that mayure yo next vacation spot. Were getting you ready for the fun of the fourth of july. Well have the fireworks, the hotdogs and the red, white and blue. With all of that comes the military flyovers, concerns that tanks could damage our roads and a speech from the president. Hes promised it will be a first of its kind. But there are some concerns about the weather and what to do about it. Lets get to jackie bensen. Shes got some tips for folks who may be getting prepared. You cannot bring umbrellas,bl porta tents, any type of shelter with you to the National Mall. So if you are coming here tomorrow, you should have a Severe Weather plan. The sunset on a warm and lovely summer evening and people began st
Whether to support Senate Candidate roy moore. I think theyre afraid im going to take alabama values to washington. One gop lawmakers went to far as to send moore ds democratic opponent a donation. Good morning from studio 57 headquarters here in new york. Im annemarie green. This morning the fire that has engulfed parts of Southern California is forcing new ev evacuati evacuations. There are three fires near los angeles. Nearly 200 structures have burned. More that 150,000 residents have been forced to evacuate and major freeways have been shut down. Officials say the worst is not over yet. A state of emergency is in place in Ventura County and most schools there are closed. Kenneth craig has more. Good annemarie. You can see it burnt to the ground. All that is left is a car frame. Three fires burned in Southern California alongside some smaller ones. Amid reports hundreds of homes have been destroyed. Some residents spent the twilight hours dousing the roofs with water hoping that wo
Speaking out only on gma. Staying alive swing and a miss and it is over. Major league marathon. The cubs and yankees battling it out overname going 18 innings, 6 hours and nearly pitches. The incredible dive into the stands and the moment it all finally ended. Good morning, everyone. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Come on, 18 innings. Thats a long game. 18 innings which took 6 hours and 5 minutes. As the night wore on, the stands started to empty out. You know you have those diehards that say im not leaving until its over and powered through in 41degree those fans. Well done. All kinds of records set. Well have more on that ahead. First the major headlines out of washington, sally yates, Deputy Attorney general fired by President Trump will testify on capitol hill this afternoon on her warnings to the white house about russia that led to the firing of former fat security adviser Michael Flynn. President trumps travel ban heading back to court, 15 federal judges are due to hea
Are confirming that one of the two stabbing victims has now died. Reporting live im ellison barber. Wusa 9. For dylann roof, the sentence is death. A jury deliberated for three hours this afternoon. And then announced roof should die for his crimes. He killed nine black parishioners at a Church Bible Study in charleston, South Carolina in 2015. Hes the first person to receive the Death Penalty for federal hate crimes. Roof acted as his own attorney during the trial. He never showed remorse. And he never asked for his life to be spared. In fact, in todays Closing Argument of the sentencing trial, he told the jury, quote, i still feel like i had to do it. Also break news now on wusa 9. Cnn reporting the classified documents from u. S. Intelligence officials showed russia claimed to have compromising personal and Financial Information about donald trump, but is not releasing it. This information comes from the very same investigation into russias alleged tampering in the u. S. President i