Illegally selling vip tickets. Its called one of footballs biggest ever scandals. Hello there. Welcome. Thanks for being with us. Its been described one of the strongest storms to sweep the pacific if in decades. These are the latest pictures from the japan Southern Island of okinawa. People are beginning to feel the brunt. Half a million are leaving their homes and seeking shelter. Flights in the area have been cancelled, sea laneses closed, 70,000 homes already without power. The storm will be at the most powerful as it passes okinawa island. Officials warn it could bring waves up to 14 meters high and wind gusts more than 200 Kilometers Per Hour. Now these incredible pictures give you a sense of how big this is. This is a view from the International Space station. It stretches from southern japan to taiwan. The typhoon is expected to gradually weaken over the next 24 to 48 hours. A lot of rain is still on its way. The islands south of japan and southern japan itself could see up to
But it hasnt been so. Our Founding Fathers understood that the executive branch was the branch most prone to war, and so with due deliberation our Founding Fathers took the power to declare war and they gave it to congress. Exclusively. President obamas new position as president , which differs from his position as candidate, is that hes fine to get some input when its convenient for us, maybe after the election. But hes not really interested enough to say that it would bind him or that he would say we need attacks now and come to us tomorrow and ask permission. He thinks whenever its convenient and you guys get around to it. Secretary kerry stated this explicitly that his understanding of the constitution is that no congressional authorization is necessary. I say why even bother coming back in december . They kind of like it, they like the show of it. They understand it might have some practical benefit but its theater and show. If youre going to commit war without permission, its the
Stand your ground laws exist in florida, so do dangerous conflicts in neighborhoods. The fallout continues from the George Zimmerman acquittal. A white jogger, allegedly beaten by blacks in mississippi, a hispanic man attacked in baltimore. A business burned in pennsylvania. Here in washington, the Obama Administration is being pressured to essentially ignore the jury verdict and go after zimmerman again on those federal charges. Here is chief White House Correspondent ed henry. Reporter in a speech at the naacps annual convention in orlando, mere miles from the sanford, florida courthouse where George Zimmerman was acquitted, attorney general eric holder took aim at the stand your ground law. We must be sure our laws reduce violent and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent. Reporter it was the administrations sharpest attack on the law that allows people in florida to defend themselves with force if they feel threatened in their home, business, ca
Great honor. Whats next . Is this the beginning of a New Friendship . Will trump will making a visit to pyongyang . I said i will. Thats a day i look forward to. I will be inviting chairman kim at the appropriate time to the white house. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in singapore where the president made history. Producing a signed document with kim jongun promising to eliminate Nuclear Weapons with no time line, no verification, no enforcement. The president shocks south korea by giving kim something north korea has long wanted. Viewed as a critical part of americas commitment to depending its allies. Joining me Kristen Welker who will be with us throughout the hour. Washington post White House Bureau chief phil rutger with me here in singapore. You were at the News Conference with the president and asked one of the critical questions. Well get to that a bit later. Just the fact ofning an agreement and putting so much stock in it and then teeing it up, promoting it and when we read the