[background sounds] cabell. [background sounds] the subcommittee his meeting today to receive testimony on engaging the communities respective of School Security. Good morning and thank you everyone. The subcommittee is meeting to discuss Community Perspectives on School Safety and how the federal government can better support local stakeholders in making our children safer. On the think the witnesses work to participating in todays hearing. First we have, ms. Lauren hogg, and mr. Max schaffner, testimonies are once the American Public needs to hear and once that members of congress should take to heart as we go about our work. A special thank you to both for sharing your experience with us. Jen would also to acknowledge congressman deutsche, who does not set on this committee but he represents florida has been a champion for measures to improve School Safety. I asked the consent to allow to question the witnesses at todays hearing. That went out objection, it is so ordered. Im both of
Race . All that, plus banned, the major move by one state against flavored ecigarettes to combat americas vaping epidemic. Celebrating a pioneer, tributes pour in for legendary journalist and author, Cokie Roberts. This morning well remember our friend and colleague. And voice of change, pop superstar celine dion opens up in an exclusive interview about love, loss, and the exciting new chapter in her life. I know that this is what i was meant to do in life. Today, wednesday, september 18th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Thank you for joining us. Savannah still under the weather. This bug will not let her go. If shes watching, get better, get well. Our top story, parts of the south braced for rain and heavy flooding after a system that developed into a Tropical Storm made landfall in texas. Dylan is tracking that, and also theres some other trou
This is mr. Thompsons focus has been on protecting the children, hence the name of this impasse on gun violence on children and the need to pass universal background checks. He is joined in that by congresswoman kelly, who has been a champion on saying while our hearts break, we mourn and we want to act upon the highmroe file events that have taken lives in our country, we must remember every single day in our cities and across the country, we lose young people to gun violence. Thanks mr. Phillips, a newlywed, taking the time, married just this weekend, it was very important to be here. Bobby rush has been a victim of gun violence in his own family. The list goes on from all of our distinguished members who can consider this of the highest priority. I also want to acknowledge the work that mr. Mcmurray talked about to ensure domestic tr tranquility. Yesterday was the birthday of our constitution. Yesterday was the birthday, its ratification. In it, as you know, as you quote in the beau
T tion, trump, what and who is this for. Reporter democratic governor gavin newsom accuses President Trump of playing politics with blue state california. Its the perversion of this moment, pure politics, and csequs. That could have reporter california says its emission rules have prevented 29,000 premature deaths every year. The state now does plan to sue the Trump Administration over its decision, and norah, this looks like a fight thats headed for the supreme court. All right, ben, thank you. Were going to turn now to weather, because we have an update on the massive storm hitting the texas gulf coast. Imelda, now a tropical depression, is dumping torrential rain as it pushes inland. There is flash flooding in galveston and other parts of east texas. Some places could get a foot and a half of rain. Now in the atlantic, bermuda is bracing for hurricane humberto tonight. Its now a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 miles an hour. Now to a story we have been following, th
And what legislative steps could be taken to curb gun violence. This is just over an hour and a half. The forum will come too orde, please. We welcome everyone and thank them for being here. Our speakers, thank you very much for being here. Our fellow members and guests of the committee, thank you. We are here today because 203 days ago the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, and the u. S. Senate has done nothing. After every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says its too soon to talk about policy. Unfortunately, there have been more Mass Shootings this year than there have been days in the year. If we wait for a day without gun violence, to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. The Senate Leader mcconnell hopes if we wait, if you wait this out, it will just go away. Well, were not going away. Were not going to go away because childrenir are dying, ad the tron is scaring an entire generation. As of this week, i find her children unde