Is closed and theres a shooter in the building that locke will slide in. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. Each week in the segment of the washington journal we take a look at how your money is at work in a different federal program this week we focus on the 911 Victims Compensation fund. To do that were joined by a Congress Reporter for the new york daily news. Started off with a history of this fund. How long after 911 wasnt established in the criteria to qualify as a victim of 911 . There was a fund initially begun right after 911 and it lasted for a couple of years and that lapsed it do not take into account things liket people getting sick in the subsequent years. Numbers from new york including hillary clinton, pete king pushed for six years until he finally got another bill passed in 2010. At the end of 2010 it was letting the past congress avenue the victims competition fun for couple of billion dollars worth and then that expired in 2015 so they had to come back and do
Courage and resilience. Today, we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor, the congressional gold medal on nearly 3000 american heroes, merrills marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these bright for years and advocated for the recognition they deserved. Thank you to the u. S. Army leaders joining us today including secretary of the army, christine mormon, and army chief of staff general james mcconnell. Let us recognize the members of congress who work to make this momentous of impossible, including the late senator Johnny Isakson, who should has Great Respect for our veterans. Through his leadership on the Veterans Affairs committee. And congressman sandy bishop, who has long championed the marauders legacy. Former congressman peter king, always a reliable voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all those joining us online to honor the marauders profound patriotism and unwavering devotion to duty. Ladies and g
Hello a speaker of the house. It is my pri hello, as speaker of the house it is my privilege to welcome you all to the celebration of awe inspiring courage and resilience. Today we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor, the congressional gold medal, on nearly 3000 american heroes merrills marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors, and advocated for the recognition they deserve. Thank you to the u. S. Army leaders joining us today, including secretary of the Army Christine mormoth and army chief of staff general james mcconnell. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible, including the late senator Johnny Isaacson, who showed his Great Respect for our veterans through his the leadership of Veterans Affairs committee. A champion of marauders legacy and former congressman, peter cain, also ever voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all of those joi
to be charged with a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors in trump tower, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. and in the city, police are on high alert with barricades erected around trump tower and the manhattan criminal court where mr trump will appear tomorrow. bbc news is covering this story from all angles tonight. joining me live to discuss all this, sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york doug jones, former democrat senator for the state of alabama, and pete king, former republican congressman for the state of new york. but first, let s talk to our correspondent michelle fluery, who s in new york. where all the action is happening right now. yo
i m john king in washington. thanks for sharing a busy news day. alec baldwin staring down charges. he will be indicted for involuntary manslaughter after the onset death of the rust cinematographer. we ll bring you details plus, brand-new cnn reporting. sources say questions about classified material and a special counsel investigation will not alter joe biden s 2024 campaign launch. the view in the west wing, the documents scandal. team biden says it s a beltway obsession and hope not much more and go to hell. a homeless veteran accuses george santos of a new low. swindling money from a gofundme intended to pay for a dying dog s lifesaving surgery. i don t want him to do it again. he took a piece of my heart when he did this. prosecutors in new mexico just last hour are announcing alec baldwin along with the film s armorer will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in that fatal shooting on the shoot of the western movie rust. let s bring in elie honig and crimi