Welcome to the fullcourt press here on current tv. And what a horrible way to start this last week before christmas. Mourning for the murder of those 20 beautiful little kids up in new ton, connecticut, shocked that yet another mass murder here in the United States is being far, far too many of them committed violent assault weapons and hopefully start this week determined that this time this time at least we finally have had enough, this time we will finally, pull together as the president said last night. This time, we will finally do something to get these weapons of war out of circulation. We will be talking all about that this morning and a whole lot more. Take time out first to get the latest. To thes current news update from the Lisa Ferguson out in los angeles. Hi lease a. Good morning. Hey, bill good morning everyone. On the heels of the shooting which is one of the worst in history, not only is the nation mourning but it sounds Like Washington could finally be ready to push t
Governor bill weld gets tonights last word. Coming up on msnbc this independence day, the democratic debates. Both nights in their entirety. Thats next. Good evening, everyone, im lester holt, and welcome to the first democratic debate in the race for president. Hi, im savannah guthrie. Tonight its our first chance to see these candidates go head to head on stage together. Well be joined in our questioning tonight by our colleagues, jose diart. What sets them apart and which of these president ial hopefuls has what it takes. Well, now its time to find out. Tonight, round 1. New jersey senator cory booker, former housing secretary julian castro, New York City mayor, bill de blasio, former maryland congressman john delaney, hawaii
congresswoman tulsi gabbard, amy klobuchar, former texas congressman beto orourke. Ohio congressman tim ryan, and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. From nbc news, decision 2020, the Democratic Candidates debate, live from the Performing Arts Center in mia
Ns sest and great plains simply stopped cold. Stranded on interstate trucker tracy martin spoke for many. Once youre stuck, youre stuck. Its hard to get out. Reporter the snow took all autumn to fall, and when it did, it was blown by 50mileperhour gusts into drifts two feet deep. Hofoot fell in des moines. Oten more is forecast in parts of wisconsin and michigan. Whiteouts led to a pileup of 25 vehicles near iowa falls, iowa. Two lives were lost. Weo others died in traffic on wednesday in nebraska. Thousands were without power across the region as the thermometer headed into the 20s and lower. The blizzards timing could not have been worse for the vanguard of holiday travelers. Chicagos airports were filled with the delayed or the stranded. At least 500 flights were canceled. Em, mayhem, a prelude to friday, the nations busiest travel day of the holiday season. Reatblizzard also threatened to delay christmas packages during the most intense period of deliveries of the year, but in belv
Speaks at that Memorial Service a little bit later on today. We cant rest until all of our children can go to school or walk down the street free from the fear that they will be struck down by a stray bullet. The problem is there werent enough good guys with guns. Weve got to get back up and go back at it. We need to expand those background checks. Im not going to go out there and just beat the drum for the sake of beating the drum. Weve got to work as hard as possible for the sake of our children. President obama has just arrived at the Marine Barracks where soon hell again face a heart wrenching task as he joins families of the 12 people who were gunned down at the navy yard in washington, d. C. , for a Memorial Service. Its a role thats become all too familiar with the president as consoler in chief. Which he talked about at last nights dinner for the Congressional Black Caucus. Ill be meeting and mourning with families in this city. Who now know the same unspeakable grief of famili
Basically, you speak out, if you are quoted, youre going to get a call from the white house pressure to keep quiet. The insurance executives are being told to keep quiet. The head of the Strategy Health Care Associates an outspoken critic of obama care said hes getting calls from executives who want him to speak out anderson for problems because they feel defenseless against the white house p. R. Team. Its been told that the white house has exerted massive pressure on the industry, including the trade associations to keep quiet. They fear white house. What exactly are they asked to keep quiet about . That clarifications were made to the Affordable Care october. And those clarifications are forcing the insurance agencies to drop the insurance plans. Theres a lot of coverage required in the plans. That was not part of many peoples private Health Care Plans. Those are the people, anderson, being dropped. Despite all the rhetoric, i should say, from the president , you simply cant keep you