Transition continues to raise eyebrows. Tracie potts has the latest. Mike pompeo has accepted a nomination as cia director and alabama senator general both require senate confirmation. sot senator Jeff Sessions r alabama 12 16 do you think you could be confirmed easily by your colleagues in the senate . People have to make that decision. Retired Lieutenant General mike flynn has agreed to become National Security advisor no confirmation required. sot lt. Gen. Michael flynn army, retired 23 26 the president elect is in full control believe me. sot mitt romney r fmr. sot donald trump r says president elect trump will former nominee mitt romney sunday to discuss romney as a possible secretary of state. sot ben ginsberg nbc news political analyst 41 48 you need people of quality like at odds. The Vice President elect is on capitol hill, selling his bosss agenda to democrats sot mike pence r Vice President elect 541 00 were beginning to discuss areas that we might move forward on together.
We begin with pokemon go. If you see people glued to their phone while wandering around outside, theres a good chance theyre trying to catch characters only they can see on their phone. The viral game gets as many as 21 million daily users in the u. S. According to survey monkey and what is all this craze about . Well, thats our cover story. The pokemon craze of the 90s and early 2000s is back. But playing with cards is so yesterday. Now you can spot pikachu and other characters in real life as you explore the world around you. Its really fun. Im actually getting a lot of exercise which i never got before. And the game is more popular than twitter, facebook, and even the dating app tinder. Heres how it works. You download the free app on your iphone or android. First you create an avatar you can tuz capture pokemon. They give hints when theyre near. Then launch pokeballs to try to catch them. Can you feed the characters, get to new levels in the game and engage in battle with other pla
So this affects everybody but the fishing and boating industry we have special guest tonight but as talk about the truckers will have to pay for the goods that we take for granted now the cost will go up. At the heart of this gas tax is where the eric rubber meets the road. Independent truckers are tripping not at the thought to pay an extra 0. 23 per gallon. When you charged 0. 23 more that takes that of our pockets so food repaid at to . The government . It looks like the government i talked to george more independent truck driver he was writing a load of potato chips and he is one he takes on 51 gallons with the new 0. 23 gas tax that is 3,700 to 7025 that will come out of his pocket. I have to eat that costs and bad is take away from the in come from my family so that will take a bite out of our budget. And his family is paycheck to paycheck as it is. He says he has no control over what his clients pay so he will pay the difference. I have to make a living. Now i did reach out to t
45 minutes ago the first Class Action Lawsuit was filed against mosaic because of the toxic wastewater spill. We have Team Coverage on all of this, at this time. We dont have the results pack on the radioactive tests yet just yet. Jackie callaway is kicking off the story today. You could ahold of the lawsuit. It could impact all of People Living near the facility. Jackie. Reporter here, it is. All 23 pages. A lot of harsh lane language in suit. It accuses mosaic of how it handled the toxic wastewater at the facility. It is accused of not doing nearly enough to keep the residents who live nearby at named in the suit. It makes mention of the 2 billion settlement with the e pa last year the epa last year. This class action suit could affect anyone within five miles of the mosaic facility. Anyone who uses water from a well as their drinking water. That number is estimated 5,000 people. It requires an injunction for mosaic to pay for regularly and more heduled testing of the wells. Also the
The left institute hosts a summit on sentencing laws. Participants include federal judges, advocates and states attorneys general. Its live this morning here at 8 45 here on cspan2. The American Conservative Union annual conservative Political Action conference wrapped up saturday. Its chair, matt schlapp, spoke at the event friday and talked about the conservative message and the need for the Republican Party to stay united in order to win in november. This is about 15 minutes. [applause] well, hello, conservatives. [cheers and applause] it has been a long seven years. Obamas radical policies are hurting us. We feel defeated. Our economy is stagnant. Our military is underfunded, and our veterans feel forgotten. Our faith is not respected or protected. And whats the state of the American Family . We all know that without Strong Families we will perish. [applause] americans want to feel strong again, safe again, confident again and free again. And not have to wait in lines . Thats fair,