and good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington continuing right now on msnbc, reports, a powerful reminder of our nation s painful history as americans across the nation celebrate juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in america. we ll take a look at the history of this holiday and how president biden is making a new push to engage black voters this year. a critical part of his base with a campaign co-chair south carolina congressman james clyburn. plus, a primary nail biter in virginia today, can the chair of the house freedom caucus hold onto his seat or will his trump-backed republican opponent emerge victorious? right now the results are too close to call. and we re on a severe watch across the eastern part and midwest of the country, the first tropical storm headed for texas as more than 7 million people from michigan to maine are sweltering under extreme temperatures. we ve got the latest on the forecast. we begin with the biden campaign s push to engage
With this skyhigh performance, sing live from the side of a hot hotel. Even waving to fans on her way down. How she pulled off the incredible stunt. Good morning, america. Welcome to the holiday week. How about pink. A can you top this performance. Lets take another look. 34 stories up. She was here last month on gma. I dont remember her doing this outside of times square. Many fans marveling over it. Something to see and can you imagine being inside the hotel. You see one right there. A lot more on that ahead. First that Holiday Travel alert. New storms brewing on both coasts. Ginger is tracking it all. Good morning, ginger. Good morning to you, george. Its beginning to look a lot like a Holiday Travel week because were seeing images like this after the storms of yesterday in the northeast now we have the lakeeffect snow. Erie county, pennsylvania, visibility is down thanks to lakeeffect snow. And look at the spinouts in ohio, thanks to lakeeffect snow bands. Thats going to be the iss
Previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 2706 by the yeas and nays. And h. R. 1730 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote resm maining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. Luetkemeyer, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2706 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2706 a bill to provide requirements for banking agencies when requesting or ordering them to terminate a ecific customer account, and requiring documents related to subpoenas of the reform act of 1989 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , i
South in tennessee. This decision is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Good morning again. Thank you for joining our second session today. My name is woody register. I teach in the History Program here. I also am the director of the project on slavery, race and reconciliation. The institutions endeavor to understand not only its particular history but slavery and slaverys legacies, but also the obligations that history has bequeathed to us. Its my pleasure today to introduce our two speakers in order of their appearance. First up this morning is professor Tracy Campbell at the department of history at the university of kentucky. He has a remarkable record of teaching and scholarship on the political and social history of the United States in the 20th century. Before arriving at kentucky, he taught at mar rorris hill and u colleges. Since hes been in kentucky, hes been recognized not only for his scholarship but especially for his skill as a classroom teacher. Hes the author of
Reconciliation. The institutions endeavor to understand not only its particular history but slavery and slaverys legacies, but also the obligations that history has bequeathed to us. Its my pleasure today to introduce our two speakers in order of their appearance. First up this morning is professor Tracy Campbell at the department of history at the university of kentucky. He has a remarkable record of teaching and scholarship on the political and social history of the United States in the 20th century. Before arriving at kentucky, he taught at morris hill and union colleges. Since hes been in kentucky, hes been recognized not only for his scholarship but especially for his skill as a classroom teacher. Hes the author of five books including his 2013 study of the gateway arch in st. Louis. Perhaps directly related to today if his 2005 work, deliver the vote. Surely, this is a book that we need to take up today if not for the first time, then even a second time. At present, he is hard at