With amy goodman on q and a. Susan newsmakers is pleased to welcome this week congressman raul grijalva, a democrat representing arizona three. He is the cochair of the progressive caucus in the house of representatives and a longtime member of the hispanic caucus and the senior democrat on the National Resources Natural Resources committee. Thanks a lot for being with us this week. Rep. Grijalva thank you. Appreciate the invite. Susan on the political level, you are among the very first members of congress to endorse Bernie Sanders in his president ial campaign as well. Rep. Grijalva thats true. Susan let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions this week. Jason dick, cq roll call deputy editor, and mike debonis, Washington Post congressional reporter. Mike, you are up first. Mike thanks, susan. Congressman as susan mentioned, you are among the first supporters of Bernie Sanders in congress. We are at a point now in the campaign were we are looking at where the vote
Will take place. Of course, all of this is happening as a result of the current house speaker, john boehner, announcing last friday that hell be resigning at the end of october. This meeting by the House Rules Committee expected to get under way shortly. Theyll consider the rules for debate on a bill that would gave states flexibility in denying funds under medicaid to planned parenthood or other groups that provide Abortion Services. That bill coming to the house floor tomorrow. The legislative agenda in the house today includes a couple of bills that make changes to the 2010 health care law, religious measures, other would revise the definition of small employer to having 50 or less employees. Votes in the house are scheduled for 6 30. We have that live on cspan. Senates in session today. Considering a temporary spending bill that would fund the government beyond september 30th. Senators will be voting on whether to advance that bill in about a half hour at 5 30. 60 votes are require
Communicators we will talk to scotty jihadi about how the government is governed. Governments today have an an. Isory role in ic they cannot directly make policy or have a seat on a board of directors. This is very much, in fact, a triumph of showing how private sector led in situ since institutions that have government as an important advisory body, the have a broader base, including input from Civil Society, academics, etc. That is advice that informs the activities the board incurred by the fact that the government continues to play an advisory role. Tonight at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspan 2. Washington journal continues. Host good morning. Guest thank you for having me. Host what is the likelihood that the government will be shut down by the end of the week . Guest pretty little, i think. It seems that with the departure of mr. Boehner on friday, the pressure has relieved for the shutdown vote. We anticipate a vote in the senate today to move that process forward, its actually
Jindal, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former senator Rick Santorum. Both of tonights debates will focus on issues that matter most to middleclass americans, our economy, creating jobs, candidates plans to assure the American Dream for all americans. Among my guests here tonight as we count down minutes to that first debate, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus joins us. Republican strategist karl rove. Political analyst ed rollins. And it is a big night for the Republican Party and the republican president ial candidates who have to find a way to stand out from one another. Fox newss chief Political Correspondent carl cameron is here. Carl. Reporter hi, lou. Exciting not not just for fbn but for candidates and voters. Were very much at beginning. There is incredible sense of anticipation and almost hyper hyperventilation for campaigns thinking one could break out. 1 3 of debates will completed after tonights debate. Two thirds more to come. A lot of room t
Another pilot sees a fuel leakak. I dont know if itts fuel, it was fluid leaking out. Do you copy . Yes, sir. Reporter seconds later the fuel ignites. Engines on fire. Engine on fire. Repororr passengers hearr the explosion. Look out the window, flames all over the turbine o o the plane. Reporter they say the crew was calm despite the panic and flames. When we go down the slide i couldnt see anyone because we went from the last side so all the smoke. Reporter injures most wh they were evacuated. Soon after flames were extinguished and enge examined and a small leak found. This morning an ntsb team arrives to determine why the jet was leaking fuel just after leaving the gate. Dynamic is a sixyearold airline that operates a hal dozen 767s. The airline was up to datate with allaintenance requirement they say. Included in o of those Maintenance Requirements was an order about a fuel pump inside the wing. Dynamic says it had agreed to that order and had taken care of allhat information. The