Shovelready projects. Mr. Obama heads to new york. He will be about 25 miles up the hudson river from where were sitting right now to the visit the tappan cebridge. A major hudson River Crossing built 60 years soarly needs replacement. The bridge is set to cost nearly 4 billion. Joining us to the talk about the politics of all this, juan williams, fox news political analyst. Charlie hirt, is a columnist at the washington times. Six years into his term, juan, were getting another appeal for shovelready projects. Why did not this get done the first time around . Well, what you had was other projects that were, at the time, thought to be shovel ready. Of course what we later learned from Vice President biden they were not quite as ready as they thought in terms of immediate injection into the economy. Right now youre at a point where there is, from the Democratic White House perspective, need for additional stimulustype spending. Jon, as you know, that word stimulus is politically toxic t
His inauguration from his first term, only three of the initial cabinet members still in that post. He and the president have talked about his resignation several times including during mr. Obamas vacation at marthas vin yard vineyard, and they final lized the decision during talks over the labor day weekend. We expect a formal announcement at the Justice Department can later today. In light of holders current involvement after the Police Shooting in ferguson, missouri, i think its important to say that what he has told folks he wants to do in his postJustice Department life and he served, actually, some 26 years at different times at the Justice Department is do some kind of work that actually facilitates a restoration of trust between Law Enforcement and minority communities. But once again, the countrys probably currently the fourth longest serving attorney general, eric holder about to step down. Jon . Jon Wendell Goler outside the white house with the big news of the morning. Wend
Reporter hi, shannon. Earlier senator republican leader Mitch Mcconnell blasted the president for going around congress. The action he proposed would ignore the law, would reject the voice of the voters and would impose new unfairness on lawabiding immigrants all without solving the problem. In fact his action is more likely to make it even worse. Reporter texas senator ted cruz says the president is defiant and angry with the American People. Cruz says the president is defying the law and the constitution. As we take a live look at the capitol dome i note the white house says mr. Obama is acting because house lawmakers have not. Some senior members suggest executive action on immigration will be like a bomb going off on capitol hill at a time the lawmakers are working out an Extension Funding the government. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi suggests it is no big deal. I dont know if those same people understand what executive action is. Would they have been eopposed to emancipatio
Extra reporting on certain president ial candidate and if you want to hear it let me know. Sandra we know about your great reporting. So much going on. Four days to go before the key winnertakeall primaries in florida and ohio. Republican frontrunner donald trump and his rivals turned last nights faceoff in miami into a mostly peaceful, civil affair. No personal attacks or talk about hand size but serious discussions about policy and delegate math. Listen everyone up here has worked very, very hard but donald is right, there are only two of us have a path to winning the nomination, donald and myself. Look, you have to earn the delegates in order to be picked but lets not get ahead of ourselves. We dont know what will happen because we still have half the delegates to be selected. Were all in this together. Well come up with solutions well find the answers to things, and so far i can not believe how civil it has been up here. What the future of this country, and i believe, i believe at
Questioned how they were approaching it. I might have to get to the extent that involves Foreign Policy. I might say to my foreignpolicy partners look. We have a part problem of doing it this way but heres a suggestion for how we can do the same thing or meet your interests in a slightly different way. What you are always concerned about making sure that the credibility of the United States is sustained or the credibility of canada is sustained. Thats why when theres turnover in governments the work thats been done continues and particularly when you have a close friendship and relationship with a partner like canada. Its not as if work we are or on entry and exit visas, vanishes when the next president vanishes when the next president i intend to make sure the next president that comes in agrees with me on everything. Just in case that doesnt happen, the u. S. Canadian relationship will be fine. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Harris with that the bilateral News Conference wrapping u