Tracking the two hurricanes heading toward the Hawaiian Islands. The first is expected to make landfall tonight. The sun is beginning to disappear on the big island, and waves along this beach near hilo are growing in size. Residents are scrambling to prepare while officials are urging everyone to take these storms seriously. Clayton sandell is in hawaii with the latest. Reporter two hurricanes are barreling toward hawaii. Forecasters say hurricane iselle will be the first hurricane to smash into the islands in more than two decades. Experts thought it would weaken but so far is packing quite a punch. Expecting to hit hawaii as a category 1 hurricane or Strong Tropical Storm. The big island is on track to bear the brunt when iselle makes landfall later tonight. Its going to impact all of the Hawaiian Islands in the form of heavy rain, flash flooding and rough surf. Reporter right behind it, hurricane julio, now a category 2 storm, which may strike a glancing blow to hawaiis islands ove
[applause] it is great to be back. I have seen a lot of good friends. Unfortunately, they are not giving me time to grab a beer down at the pumphouse this trip. Although i understand the mayor said he brought a bud light for me. [laughter] the mayor brought a bud light he is trying to sneak it around the secret service. But obviously, it is wonderful coming back to iowa, even during winter. In fact, especially in the cold. These folks in washington cant handle the cold. We know how to handle cold in the midwest. Here in iowa, on a cold january caucus night about 7 years ago we talked about change and said that it was time for us to move this country in a new direction. Obviously a lot has changed. I am much grayer, for example. [laughter] as a country, we fought through the worst financial crisis and recession in our lifetimes. The American People showed a lot of resilience and resolve and there is no doubt about it. Thanks to the steps that we took early to rescue the economy, to rebu
Recognized. The gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Lofgren this amendment is unlawful and harmful. The memorandum by the department of Homeland Security already makes these crimes these people convicted of these crimes inyou will jeble for deferred action and already ineligible for deferred action and already makes them available for deportation. At best, this amendment is duplicative but it does Something Else. In the demmum, it provides, in whether the offense is a misdemeanor involving Domestic Violence, careful consideration should be given to see whether the alien is a victim of Domestic Violence. If so it is a mitigating factor. This amendment leaves that out. Thats why so many supporters of services of Domestic Violence is opposing this amendment, and that includes the National Task force to end domestic and sexual violence, the u. S. Conference of catholic bishops, leo, the Law Enforcements group. They oppose this because they say it will make victims of Domestic Vio
Instance, there was antireligion and there was a swats scaw. Now, an employee at holy cross this morning is having a devil of a time trying to remove sprain paint from the playground of their preschool. Both churches having been hit two times each in the past couple weeks. Holy cross, the latest targets just this past wednesday. You can see some of the graffiti on the sidewalk and walls has been unintelligible gibberish. Other parts, highly inappropriate for preschool age children. They have to be much more creative to express angst or frustration. I would love to talk with you if you want to find a way to express that anger or angst, lets have a conversation and ill give you a piece of paper or some canvas to paint on. It was, you know derogatory remarks about the church about god, about heaven. The Police Department is taking this very serious. We stepped up our patrols. We have assigned the cases to a detective. Part of the problem for both churchers is that they back up against an
Work led to the president announcement in november of the plan for internet regulation, a plan which the report said blindsided them right chairman wheeler for the compromise. And of course a few insiders were quizzed him about what was transpiring. Heres what a leader for the governmentfunded group fight for the feature had to say. We have been hearing for weeks from our allies that the only thing that can stop tom wheeler from moving ahead with this sham proposal to get Net Neutrality is if we could get the president to step in. So we did everything in our power to make that happen. And now we get to celebrate. Congratulations. And what the press has caught called opened the door to a plethora of special interest activates. Fight for the future free press and Public Knowledge just to name a few. And indeed even before activists were blocking determine straggly late last year, some of them had met with executive branch officials. What about the rest of the American People . They certa