Can virginia voters help her stop a trump Super Tuesday sweep and keep her in this race . Tracking the protest vote. How the president s handling of the war in gaza could affect todays primary in minnesota. And big clues for a battleground. Why the race for governor in North Carolina could offer a preview of the president ial matchup. Our nbc News Reporters are fanned out across the country as millions head to the polls on the largest day of voting outside of the General Election. And we start in california where high stakes swing races could determine the Balance Of Power in congress. What are you hearing there . Reporter weve moved to downtown los angeles. Its a big, big day for california politics, but not so big when it comes to turnout. Something we were expecting on primary day. Its going to get very dark because this is, Black Box Theatre here, but come on in. This is where the Polling Location is. Most of the people weve seen today come in and drop off ballots. California does
This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has considered several bills that would support and improve Wildfire Response network from increasing the use of technology for wildfire detection to integrating the local communities, loggers, and volunteer fi
Resources committee. During his remarks, chief moore also talks about efforts to mitigate wildfires as the dry season approaches. For parts of the western united states. This is an hour and 25 minutes. This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has cons
Incredible trump energy and turn it into effective longterm progressive organizing that creates tangible wins and victories on capitol hill. So Everybody Knows how its going to work. Im going to do a brief introduction and each of our panelists are going to provide a brief interinstruction and inter comments. Saying, werep by in an uncredible moment of energy and activism where americans in political stripes are speaking out and looking for ways to resist the trumpryan agenda. Saidvey from march democrats are twice as likely to say they have engaged in activism the past two months that extends to being more likely to have shared on social media, written to congress , and attendedy local meetings. They are fired up and engage and now we can figure out how to turn the energy into effective lobbying. I thought first i will start with ezra levine. He is the cofounder of the invisible project, a hill staffer who lived through the a former hill staffer. [laughter] ezra and a group of 30 form
At 9 a. M. We appreciate you coming out, and we will endeavor to do our part on this panel to make it worth your while. Panel, is tothis provide some best practices, for lobbying congress. We have three amazing organizers leadwho will organizations that focus on effectively lobbying congress, and we have two champions in the caucusses progressive who have committed their careers to organizing and are the best people possible to tell you what works, what does not, and how we basically take this moment of Incredible Energy and turn it into an, longterm progressive organizing. To create tangible wins and victories on capitol hill. So, Everybody Knows how this works, i will do a brief introduction, and each of our panelists will provide a brief introduction or introductory comments about how they see this moment of trouble organizing, and the ways that we can effectively lobby the hill. I will start by saying, we are in an incredible moment of energy and activism. Americans of all politica