Mentioned, wourking around the clock putting their own lives at risk hoping there are lives to save beneath the rubble. Here in Surf Side Hope is the only thing a lot of people have right now. 159 people still unaccounted for. At least four people are dead and being here on the scene you realize not just the scope of the collapse but also the factors that are going to complicate a rescue. The smoke thats still in the air from nearly incessant fires underneath this field of debris. Of course, the scale of the challenge that is facing these emergency teams. Right now theyre racing against the clock and yet having to move in a painstakingly slow fashion to sift through debris as, again, those frequent fires, bad weather, and smokey conditions complicate their work. Were all essentially Stuck Waiting for news, any sign that would keep hope alive and as we speak, there are teams standing by waiting to treat anyone that they may find on site. As we hope for answers, theres now a wall honorin
Election 1976, a look towards the conventions. Your host is political analyst richards gammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions of the groups each to produce a candidate for Vice President in the fall. Backpose, when one looks at the primary season that began in february, closed on june 8 in california. As one looks back. There are two things that stand out. Jimmy carter, and the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this phenomenon. Heres governor of a middle sized state in the south and pretty well a sword of nomination as the first southerner since the civil war. How did he do it . Stephen it is a phenomenon, an incredible performance for who is that u
Election 1976, a look toward the conventions. Your host is political analyst Richard Scammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions to produce a candidate for president and Vice President in the fall. I suppose really when one looks back on this primary season that newn back in february in hampshire, closed down in california and ohio and new jersey, as one looks back, there are two things really that stand out. The first is the rise of jimmy carter. The second, the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this carter phenomenon . Here is a man who was governor of a middle size state in the south. Pretty well assured the nomination, pretty well assured the nomina
Impeachment proceedings against president trump. We begin with majority leader mitch mcconnell. First this morning i want to associate myself with the statement made yesterday with one of our distinguished colleagues about the House Democrats treating impeachment like a political toy. Here is what the senator said. If it is serious and urgent, send them over. If it isnt, dont. That, madam president , was our democratic colleague from california, Ranking Member of the judiciary committee. She was not alone. Quote, it is time to get on with it. Thats our democratic colleague junior senator from delaware. Quote, at some point it is appropriate to senden them and pass the baton to senators. Our democratic colleague at the Senior Center from connecticut quote, i think think the time has passed and she should send the articles. Our democratic colleague junior senator from connecticut, this is a challenging time to create bipartisan agreement in the senate on any subject but the speaker of th
She wasnt alone. Quote its time to get on with it. After the jr. Senator from delaware quote at some point them and pass the baton to senators. Democratic khalid the senior senator from connecticut quote i think the time has passed. She should send the articles. Democratic colleague is the junior senator from connecticut. Now this is a challenging time to create bipartisan agreement in the senate on any subject but the speaker of the house has managed to do the impossible. She has created this bipartisan unity in the senate in opposition to her own this behavior. Senators may not agree on much but it appears most of us still recognize the threat to restitution when we see one. Article i, section 3 says the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachment period. The house can begin the process and Speaker Pelosis majority has certainly done that but the senate alone can resolve it. And yet for weeks now the House Majority is locked the senate from fulfilling our constitutional d