election-year issue. meanwhile, the ongoing ethics scandal surrounding some of the justices could also be a major factor this fall. recent efforts to hold the justices accountable have largely stalled in congress and this week, senate republicans blocked a democratic sponsored bill that would have required the supreme court to adopt a more binding code of conduct and would have exposed the justices to greater oversight. democratic representatives alexandria ocasio-cortez and jamie raskin also announced that they plan to introduce legislation in the house that would do the same thing. but, republicans will likely prevent that from even getting a vote on the house floor and that is just the political reality right now on capitol hill. that means that the future of the supreme court might very well be another important issue that the voters will be forced to reckon with when they had to the polls in november. for more on this, i am joined by molly jong-fast, special corresponden
Shore freeway and now they are building from 22 minutes to the may. Weve been talking about the rare lunar event. And right now were in the heart of it. This is the Lunar Eclipse that is occurring. And the totality ended at 6 07 this morning. This is a livestream from nasa. And the Research Center has been checking on the observatory. You see the reddish tint. That is happening as we speak. And were gadget lot of really getting light of really cool pictures. Thank you. This is what the moon looked like. They say it was not as impressive for santa rose pd. But it is still beautiful. The forecast this morning, were in luck t is clear out there it is clear out there. A few areas of patchy fog especially in the valley but a few high clouds. But nothing to be restricting the view ability south bay an east basement and it is looking pretty good for bay and it is looking pretty good for most of us. Ill send it back to you guys now. Firefighters right now on the scene of a stubborn scrap yard
Hello im so this is the aljazeera news our life my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. When the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship i did not stay silent donald trump uses his state of the union speech to lash out at iran to bring you the arabian response. Also the humanitarian crisis in gaza and donor countries meeting in brussels. And some of these afghan refugees have lived in pakistan for generations but the deadline for them to leave is just hours away. Also it just happens once every one hundred fifty years whats called the soup up blood blue moon eclipse will be as close as it gets to us in the next sixty minutes. Welcome to the news hour an appeal for unity at home and a message of strength and power abroad Donald Trumps delivers his first state of the union speech highlighting what he sees as the successes of his administration now hes outlined a plan for tougher immigration policies a powerful military and a Stron
He talked about the economy, he talked about tax reform, and he talked about immigration and on immigration, the president kept a familiar tone of America First joining us with more is allyson barber live in washington with more. Good morning, allison. President trump spoke for an hour and 20 minutes, that makes his speech the third longest state of the Union Address in the last 50 years. He touched on a few of his key priorities like immigration and infrastructure, and jobs in the economy which is what we expected him to do. One thing he skipped and was noticeably absent that controversial [indiscernible]. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream. President trump delivering his first state of the Union Address before congress. We all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny, and the same Great American flag. The speech and opportunity for the president to among other things sell his plan for immigration refoerl. Any my duty is to defend americ
A train carrying dozens of gop lawmakers from washington, d. C. To West Virginia for a republican retreat hit a garbage truck south of charlottesville this morning. One person in the truck was killed and another seriously hurt. No lawmakers are believed to be injured. Lawmakers have not been told when they would resume their trip. White house Officials Say prior to a state of the Union Address President Trump sobel east spoke directly to President Trump spoke directly to democrats trying to send a unified message. That the state of our union is strong because our people are strong. Reporter President Trump touted his accomplishments during his first state of the Union Address. Since the election we have created 2. 4 million new jobs reporter he laid out what he believes his duty is as president of the united states. To defense americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities and their right to the american dream. Because americans are dreamers, too. Reporter that l