[inaudible conversation] book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what theyre reading this summer. I hope to finish a couple books, first of all im reading freedoms task which was given to me by senator roy blunt and this is a book that is about the dome being put on the Capital Building precivil war but what i found is especially interesting is as i get into the book of focus on the House Chamber and Senate Chamber and how those were added to the original Capital Building and one of the main proponents of that is Jefferson Davis so while we are approaching the civil war, we have Jefferson Davis really helping our country, helping build a Capital Building which would serve our entire country and we know later that he became the president of the confederacy so that the book im hoping to get through, i started it and i need to finish it. I also want to read about destiny and power which is the book by john meacham on george hw bush. I would like to get that done t
The more i learn about them, the more interesting they get. It seems to be a bottomless pool of interesting facts and passions and contradictions. They are both fascinating characters. What makes them so interesting . Part of the interest for me is that there are parts that are famous and very well known. They have heard of the infamous caning. Thing they the only know about. His career came after that. He came back in 1859 and the het important part was when becomes a dedicated advocate for civil rights laws. He was contradictory and ordinary. He was arrogant and most of his colleagues hated him. He has left a Lasting Legacy that i think is quite profound. He was from a different perspective. In 1969. He was probably the most effective minority leader weve ever had. This is the time of heavy party dominance. He managed to shave every bill that came through. He was entertaining and clownish. The voters loved him. Behind the clown was this very serious legislator. He just had endless la
That call for help. Lets get right to newscenter 5s mary saladna, who is live on the scene, mary . Mary. I have bane lot worse. At one point, we all thought that two firefighters were trapped in that attic. It could be the worst air of your life. Mary as fire swept through, boston firefighters swarmed the upper floor, neighbors held their breath. On the roof, the flames are pouring out. Water with is shooting everywhere. Debris flying everywhere. You know, pretty intense. Mary. That is when the mayday call went out. A firefighter who heard the piercing alarm who signaled the colleague may be trapped. May day. May day. Our breathing apparatus has a builtin alarm system. Heard a couple of alarms went off. He dids was trained because time is of the he is sense. Mary. Firefighters went to rescue mode but found no firefighter actual lynn distress. Sound as the firefighters standstill for more than 30 seconds. The device assuming the firefighter maybe in some kind of a trouble. That this is
All 50 state capitols across the country. Leading up to president elect bidens inauguration, of course, pennsylvania congressman conor lamb issued this warning this morning saying, do not take this lightly. They have published rules of engagement meaning when you shoot and when you dont. So this is an organized group that has a plan. An organized group that has a plan. Lets begin on capitol hill. Our team is there. Sunlen serfaty and karen fox. So a vote tomorrow morning, is that right . Thats right. And today will certainly be a long and busy day for the house setting up that vote for tomorrow. You will see essentially a slew of different procedural steps happen today that are all driving towards the democrats quest to essentially remove President Trump from office. First up youll see at 11 00 am this morning the house rules committee, meaning theyll be essentially going over the parameters of the debate over the 25th amendment resolution and the resolution on impeachment. Now once th
Threeyearold civil war. I cant promise you. There is no way that the man who has led the brutal response to his own people could regain the legitimacy of the government. The focus has been on ending the war as opposed to winning it. Its important for americans to recognize that we still have young men and women in harms way and we need to see this job all the way through. After saving the game for seattle. The best quarterback. Sherman is getting the attention . A receiver like crabtree. That was immature. I regret doing that. We begin with bitter words and accusations that broke out almost immediately as syrian peace talks began in switzerland where opposing sides in the conflict met for the first time. Syrian foreign minister walid was openly defiant blaming rebels for the distrucks of the syrian culture itself. He strongly rejected john kerrys assertion that assad has lost legitimacy. Translator we have come here as representatives of the people and the state. Yes, but no one, no on