Republican huddled on capital hill taking the first step to electing a new speaker. They are under pressure to act quickly in order to provide aid to israel. The speaker battle on capitol hill and your thoughts on what is happening in the middle east. For democrats 202 7488000, for republicans 202 7488001 and for independents 202 7488002 you can also text at 202 7488003 or on facebook facebook. Com cspan. Good morning everyone and welcome to our new home at the washington journal. We are in a brandnew studio, in the same building on a different floor. It has been a year in the making. We have new monitors, new backgrounds, new desks, new lighting. One thing that will not change as the conversation we have with each of you every morning. If you want a more indepth tour of this new studio you can go online and take a tour along with us to check it all out. For the first hour, we have a double headline with the speaker battle on capitol hill and how the u. S. Is responding to the israel h
Pres. Biden there are moments in this life, literally, when the pure unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. The people of israel live through one such moment this weekend. Bloody hands of the terrorist organization hamas, a group whose stated purpose of being is to kill jews. It is an act of sheer evil. More than 1000 civilians slaughtered. That just killed, slaughtered, in israel. Among them, at least 14 american citizens killed. Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children. Reports of babies being killed. Entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a musical festival to celebrate peace. To celebrate peace. Raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies. Families, desperately trying to keep their children quiet to avoid drawing attention. And thousands of wounded. Alive live but carrying with them though bullet holes and shrapnel wounds and the memories of what they endured. You all know, these traumas never go away. There are still so many fa
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Gestures towards dealing with these chemical weapons. President obama did call the russian suggestion a break through. Hes not confident congress would authorize a diplomatic strike if no solution is found. Bashar alassad in an interview warned if reprisal attacks if his country is the target of a strike. Those are the headlines. America tonight is next. On america tonight the diplomatic brink or was it 00 blink . Did the chief u. S. Diplomat slip up . Sometimes you have to shake hands with the devil. Also, tonight, a new high. How legalized pot is helping entrepreneurs grow their own businesses. I wouldnt have guessed that the food i put on my stability is ultimate reply funded by million marijuana. And an insiders view of a closed society, replyin polygam. And the terror that keeps many women from escaping. Good evening and welcome to america tonight. Im joie chen. For the first time in three weeks, since those horrifying pictures emerged, the men, women and children struck down by w