the country is on pace to take in about 21,000 rev on ewe goes for the entire year. the lowest number the, by far, since the modern refugee programs was created back in 1980. this all happening as the department of justice announced new quotas for immigration judges, requiring these close 700 cases a year. a move to speed deportations. but the union for the judges says it threatens their independence. the wave of bad headlines for scott pruitt continue to pile up as the pressure on the administration over his ethics questions continues to mount. aides to the epa add men straighter considered leading a private jet last year to accommodate his travel needs. the program was ni x d because the agency decided it would be incredibly expensive. according to current and former agency officials. meanwhile, the daily beast sam stein reports the condo
saying epa released money temporary a private jet. plenty to discuss when it comes to scott pruitt who we expect to see any minute talking about this regulatory roll back from the epa. juliette you ve been reported at the epa, look at this private jet lease. give us info on what you found. scot pruitt s practices have been under scrutiny for months now because of how much they cost. what we just reported yesterday is that he had raced the idea of leasing a private jet from net jets for $100,000 a month to accommodate his travel needs. now, some of his own top aids decided this wasn t a good idea. this came in close proximity about former secretary tom price who had to resign after taking expensive flights. they stuck with commercial
account, from his daughter s twitter account and from his son s. don t go telling me that lie, peter navarro. another wave of bad headlines for epa administrator pruitt. the washington post reports pruitt s aides considered leasing a private jet, that s right, a pj, for this guy to accommodate his travel needs. but the plan ghaixed because the agency decided it would be too expensive. new york times reporting the epa approved a pine line project last year during the same time pruett was renting this apartment from the life of a lobbyist linked to the pipelines, wait for it, owner, pruitt, he paid 50 bucks a night to rent a place in a luxury condo in washington, d.c. the daily beast reports that condo also served as a hub for republican lawmakers to raise money for their congressional campaigns. according to that report, at least three members of congress had fund-raisers at the condo
damaging wind is the biggest risk. 13 million people at risk of the sto storms. all of eastern north carolina. if we get enough instability, even an isolated tornado or two is possible. time this out for travel needs, afterschool activities. this is 7:00 a.m. showhouse the green the light rain. yellow is moderate rain. 5:00 p.m. tupper state is covered in rain. storms over the appalachians and a few storms in south carolina. go through the evening, line of storms and potential severe weather. going to happen at night too. makes it a little more dangerous. time we get to tuesday, a narrow band of heavy rain could be over the top of new york city. heading up to albany and burlington. not a high concentration of rain on tuesday, but will be sweeping through the northeast. rainfall predictions, 1-3 inches
official travel, including five chartered flights in one week earlier this month, even though cheaper commercial travel options were available at an estimated cost the taxpayers of $60,000 in that one week alone. we have a rule in the house that you cannot travel on private. it s just not right. and hhs spokesperson released a statement saying the travel department continues to check every possible source for travel needs, including commercial. but commercial travel is not always feasible. president obama s two hhs secretary told politico they almost never used project jets, except two trips to remote parts of alaska. steve mnuchin requested a government plane for his honeymoon, but defended the request. this was nothing about the convenience, this was purely about national security. even as he withdrew it. linda mcmahon, the former wrestling executive, pays the difference between commercial and private charter anytime she opts for the latter, and education secretary betsy devo