Government personnel, everyone from policymakers to security officers, to Communications Technicians to the officer carrying the nuclear football. Advance teams are required to prep the site weeks ahead of the meeting took all the time those people are spending money come meals at resorts, parking at the resort, golf course to follow the present around at the resort. Maybe even rooms at the resort. And because the president s refusal to divest himself of his business interest, that money, taxpayer money, inns up in the pocket of the very person who directed the meeting to be held at his own property in the first place. You know, that sure sounds like a conflict of interest to me, and this isnt just a hypothetical. Summit with present abba, president xi of operative at maralago. Furthermore, the president xi summit include a contingent from the department of defense led by secretary mattis. Since february ive been trying to figure whether the department of defense dollars are finding th
Government personnel, everyone from policymakers to security officers, to Communications Technicians to the officer carrying the nuclear football. Advance teams are required to prep the site weeks ahead of the meeting took all the time those people are spending money come meals at resorts, parking at the resort, golf course to follow the present around at the resort. Maybe even rooms at the resort. And because the president s refusal to divest himself of his business interest, that money, taxpayer money, inns up in the pocket of the very person who directed the meeting to be held at his own property in the first place. You know, that sure sounds like a conflict of interest to me, and this isnt just a hypothetical. Summit with present abba, president xi of operative at maralago. Furthermore, the president xi summit include a contingent from the department of defense led by secretary mattis. Since february ive been trying to figure whether the department of defense dollars are finding th
Congress got an sos today from the common cant of the coast guard. He said the guard is busier than ever, chasing drug runners but it cant do the job without more money. Carter evans now on whats at stake. Reporter this what 800 million worth of cocaine looks like. We were aboard the coast guard cutter back in 2015 after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and make shift submarines. There was so much flow right now. But the drugs keep coming. And last year the coast guard couldnt even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. How much is still getting through . There were over 500 events that, that literally alluded us. We knew they were out there. This came done to we didnt have enough planes, didnt have enough ships. Reporter he says much of his fleet is decades past retirement age. And the coast guard needs 1. 5 billion dollars just to catch up on maintenance. Copy. Thank you. Chief warrant officer, bill hansman is captain of the 55yearold sledge. This ship is 11 years older
And, feeding children after the school year how a food bank is helping fill in the gap during summer so kids dont go hungry. Theres always a phew when we get it out the door. And then we just hope that its getting to kids in need, and that theyre enjoying it, and we do it all again the next day. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. And individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the United States senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. Republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a Vice President ial tiebreaker. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter in the senate today, high stakes politics with
And, feeding children after the school year how a food bank is helping fill in the gap during summer so kids dont go hungry. Theres always a phew when we get it out the door. And then we just hope that its getting to kids in need, and that theyre enjoying it, and we do it all again the next day. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. And individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the United States senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. Republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a Vice President ial tiebreaker. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter in the senate today, high stakes politics with