Accu weather. Matt pellman is following whats happening. For now were checking in with the schuykill expressway where things are not so good on the eastbound side here in grays ferry. Its an overnight motorcycle crash thats causing the eastbound closure and were hearing that this closure can be with us for a little while this morning. You can see the police on the scene investigating the motorcycle crash. Theyre out here cleaning up and it sounds like this is going to be blocked for a little while. For now all eastbound traffic is being forced off at grays ferry and university avenue. There is a little bit of a back log as you come east of south street into this point. Where again all traffic is forced off into University City. Its kind of a mess. You want to stay away if you can. Vine street expressway and 95 are going to be the way to get around it. Speaking of which, here is the vine street expressway. Its nice and open and clear. No overnight construction here tonight. Youre good t
Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the republican leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , earlier this morning it was suggested that republicans are creating a problem on the portmanshaheen bill because were insisting on amendments. Im stunned that anybody would think insisting on amendments would be unusual or out of order. Thats what we used to do in the senate. We had amendments offered and we had votes on them by both sides. One senator, it was suggested, insisted on an obamacare amendment. That was dropped five days ago. Nobodys insisting on an obamacare amendment on the portmanshaheen bill. Senator vitter suggested that earlier but decided that was not a good idea on this particular bill because it was the opportunity we hoped to get four or five votes on important energyrelated amendments. And senator durbin actually objected. So i think i
Interrupted several times. Tensions escalated when a member of the crowd punched and kicked a protester escorted out of the event. A man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault in the incident. The Trump Campaign is also responding to video that appears to show Trumps Campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski grabbing a protester by the collar. A statement from the Trump Campaign spokesman said video clearly showed the protester reacting to the man who pulled him, not to mr. Lewandowski. The tucson event was the end of a day of protests against trump in zoarizona. Earlier in the day, protesters shut down the main road leading to the rally outside of phoenix preventing hundreds of cars from passing the blockaid for more than two hours. Police arrested two protesters on the highway. I want to go to tucson and jacob rascon who has been following trump in arizona this weekend. Hows the Trump Campaign responding to yesterdays protests . Theyre really not, beyond what you said about the
Briefing, the first since the announcement yesterday. Meanwhile, the shakeup is catapulting russia back into the headlines on the very same day that the president hosted the kremlins top diplomat at the white house, heres what the president said earlier. Reporter why did you fire director comey . He was not doing a very good job, very simply. Reporter did it affect your meeting with the russians today . Not at all. Jenna catherine herridges life outside fbi headquarters in washington, we bring you there next, where are we at this moment and what happens next . Thank you and good afternoon, the development in the last couple hours has been the Vice President on capitol hill about a few blocks from where i am where he seemed to distance white house from the decision saying it was based on the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein who is a career prosecutor and it was not related to the russia probe. Now we look forward to finding that individual who will be able to
Im going to go see it. Hannity thank you for your hard t work. Im going to go home. Have a good show. Tonight. Pure evil. What was on display yesterday morning inside the First Lady Church in Sutherland Springs, texas, when a gunman killed 26 and wounded 20 during sundays service. The victims ranged from 18 months old to 77 years old and included the pastors 14 years old. The killer 26 devin kelley began shooting around 11 30 a. M. 30 minutes after the service began. Kelley entered the sanctuary and gunned down his systems. Many at point blank range. Authorities collected of hundreds of shell casing and 15 magazines that held 30 rounds each. Joining us now from Sutherland Springs, mike jordan, whose son witnessed the attack and is Close Friends with the man who confronted this killer and likely prevented for carnage and the Texas Attorney general ken paxton. Mike, your son came facetoface with the killer is so distraught. He was schedule to join us. I dont blame him for being too distr