Awful. Heat, fire and floods from coasttocoast. In texas, torrential downpours. People had to be evacuated from this fast moving wildfire. You do think john mccain is a hero . I do. By the way, i said it. A new poll shows donald trumpga ining significantly. The dah moi register is calling for trump to drop out. He is becoming a jackass. They have released a jailhouse video from the night a young black woman was found hanged in her cell. The death of miss bland was not a criminal act. John kasich throws his hat into the president ial republican ring. A woman is trying to rescue a 2yearold from a locked car. Dramatic rescue of a locked car in pennsylvania. Alex morgan to grace the cover of the6 201 soccer video game. Unique over the field. Stephen colbert talking with his audience over lunch. I want to open up a bed and breakfast with a twist. You can never leave. All that matters. Zach johnson, major champion again. I play golf for a living and im grateful for that. Congratulations, cha
I spent over a dozen years looking into this story, and i had worked at the wall street journal for over 20 years and i had never encountered a story of this magnitude or drama. As i began looking into it what i found was that this has to be one of the most deadly, least known shipwrecks in america. And i uncovered a tale that was so horrible and so surprising i could not let it go. In a a lot of ways the story would not let me go, either. So were in july 1915, almost exactly 100 years ago. A large steamship. Think of the flatiron building on its side. That is virtually the exact size that eastland was. A flatiron building turned on its side quickly capsizes. Although it is tied to its dock. Yet, it capsize. 844 people die. Within minutes. 844 people. That is more passengers than died on the titanic, much more famous accident. 22 entire families died on the eastland. Mothers, aunts, 22 whole family units gone, wiped out in the Chicago River. Now, i do not know how many of your for real
Programs that will be in the new museum in philadelphia. This is about a century old project. We have been working on the project since five years. We expect to open in 2017. We have a place to show up these wonderful and amazing original object from the revolutionary era. For general view, or sometimes looking at 18thcentury firearms they tend to look alike that this really speaks to the one power of the ideas that were made the country and particularly the men who served under arms. If you look at these pieces of continental currency, you will notice the designs. These have been selected under the direction of Benjamin Franklin from a book of ancient symbology. In the center, it is difficult to see, but there is an image of a beaver chewing a tree. Calling on persistence on the part of the beaver. The idea that this is not going to be a conflict that is one overnight. That persistence will be rewarded the fee so me and is the continental three dollar bill. It has a great connection t
Briefing this morning to discuss economic and workplace issues for businesses. Live coverage begins at 10 30 eastern. Coming up, the white house columnist for the hill will talk about the trump administration. Host President Trump pitching tax reform calling on lawmakers to deliver on this once in a Generation Opportunity are hardworking americans. Democrats say the plan aims to cut taxes for the wealthiest americans. We will spend the first hour of washington journal getting your opinions on the american tax code. If you make under 50,000, call in on 202 7488000. And 100,000,0 your line is 202 7488001. For those who make over 150,000, call 202 7488002. Join us on twitter or go to facebook. To your experience paying taxes in just a minute. First, lets listen to the president yesterday. Trump tax relief for middleclass families. [applause] President Trump i have been saying this for a long time. They have been the forgotten people. They are not forgotten any longer. I can tell you that.
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