House caucus participated. Host how many guest there were eight fewer. There were 188 at that time. A couple attending to family emergencies. A couple out of town for scheduled trips for other reasons. Only a handful of members who are democrats who are also aligned with the n. R. A. Ncluding the only two members, linda from texas on our ndependent line. Host your piece was titled inside the house, houses first social nonfilibuster. Why isnt there a filibuster procedure available in the house . Guest it goes right to the very heart of the civics lessons we all took in high school. The fundamental difference between the house and the enate. All the rules you and i think about every day when we Pay Attention to the house are designed so the majority can get what they want unless they misunderstand what they want and the vote goes against them. They have designed it to be a regular routine march through the legislative process. They organized how many amendments are going to be offered. I
Terrain. If we need to make them wider, fine. If we need to take down vegetation, that goes for dozers as well as hand lines. Reporter sheriff laurie smith stopped by to check on her deputies. Firefighters are getting in their rest periods after being on the lines for 24 hour shifts. Meanwhile, residents in southern Santa Clara County are having a tough time with the smoke. I have asthma and allergies. The more active, the more my asthma acts up. And having the air quality, too. Reporter neighbors say theyre grateful to the ben and women fighting to protect their homes. To be here and to have everybody there, with support, were just a big family here. Reporter this community is trying to stay strong as crews battled the flames above. We just got an update on progress has been made. 4100 acres have burned but containment is up to 34 so that is good news at this hour. A Community Meeting had been held tonight at 7 00 at the Loma Prieta Elementary School in los gatos. That is the progress
Near homa preyeta. The firefighters did make quite a bit of headway and lift somed orders. That is right. They have. And chris nguyen has been covering the fire and is live with the new voelmentes. That firefighter has been taken to the hospital and we do not know the extent of the injuries but as soon as we have more information well put it on twitter, eight homes have been destroy and we know that 300 structures remain at risk. For residents, a feeling of anxiousness that cant escape. Just watching the flames and fire is heart breaking. You dont know what is going on. Reporter mike powell live atop loma prieta for 15 years. Were a family. Were talking and texting. Emails. Whatever we can. Reporter sky 7 shows us the terrain. If we need to make them wider, fine. If we need to take down vegetation, that goes for dozers as well as hand lines. Reporter sheriff laurie smith stopped by to check on her deputies. Firefighters are getting in their rest periods after being on the lines for 24
Difficult. 7 news south bay reporter chris winn covering the fire and has the latest. For residents evacuated a feeling of anxiousness that cant escape. Just watch the flames and the fire. Its heart breaking. Just didnt know what is going on. Reporter mike powell has lived here for 13 years. We are a family. So everybody looks out for each other. We are always talking to each other. Texting. Emails whatever we can. Reporter we see narrow roads and rocky terrain tomorrow forecast calls for more wind. So crews spent the day cutting up cleaning break line to help contain the fire. We need to take more vegetation make to it bare earth that goes for the dozers and lines and make sure there is no possibility the fire can spread or jump over the lines. Santa clara county sheriff smith stopped by some of the stadiuming areas this afternoon to check on her deputy doing what she could to provide support. Over at base camp firefighters ar getting in the mandatory arrest period after being on the
All right. Senator klobuchar, were delighted to have a good prosecutor. Okay. Well, good. Well, thats a good way to begin. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman, and thank you to all of you for working on this issue. Senator durbin and i have been long involved in this issue, and also senator franken and i represent a state that has a lot of refugees and are a big part of the fabric of life in our state, leading businesses, teaching our students, on our police forces. So i think i would start with this issue with you, director rodriguez, on the Security Check. As you state in your testimony, refugees are subject to the highest level of Security Check of any category of traveler to the u. S. I believe we need to uphold these stringent Security Standards which require extensive by graphic and biometric checks, information vetting. Do you agree with me that refugees are the most carefully vetted of all travelers, and what has uscis done to ensure that the high security requirements for refuge