Historymaking jump and the uproar over adam rippons score. Was he robbed . As the temperatures plummet to dangerous levels, will bad weather deal a big blow to so many going for gold . Ooh, what a weekend. Good morning, america. Great to have you with us this monday morning. Lets see it again. Mirai nagasu becoming the first ever American Woman to land a triple axel at the winter olympics. Wow. Perfect. Yes. Wow. So exciting to watch. And adam rippon, also stunning fans with his artful routine. These two are being called the comeback kids, because neither made the team in 2014. But they put on an incredible show last night. Always great to see the underdogs come back. A lot of news to get to this morning, including President Trump. Hes taking heat for his dismissal of the me too movement. In defense of a top aide after he resigned. He tweeted in support of people who are, quote, falsely accused and destroyed by mere allegations. Cecilia vega has the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Repor
Banning abortions at 20 weeks is about a bunch of politicians intruding on one of the most wrenching decisions that a woman will ever make. Its been 45 years since roe v. Wade, 45 years since women gained the constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. 45 years since the days of illegal abortions. Ive lived in that america. Ive lived in the world of back alley butchers and wrecked lives, and we are not going back, not now, not ever. Thank you, madam president. I yield the floor. The presiding officer the senator from hawaii. Ms. Hirono madam president , i would like to thank my friend, senator murray, for organizing this block of time for us. You just heard from senator warren and for all the work senator murray has done to fight for women all across the country. Todays debate is the latest battle in the continuing assault on a womans constitutionally protected right to an abortion. As decided by the Supreme Court in roe and reaffirmed in casey, the right to an abortion is rooted f
Wondering again whether the government will even be open in a week or two. But, mr. President , instead of addressing the serious and pressing challenges that people are facing, Republican Leaders today are debating whether to trust women to make their own health care choices. Thats right. While this country is waiting for us to come together and solve problems, republicans are wasting precious time with a politically motivated partisan bill that is engineered to drive us apart and hurt women. I come here today to oppose in the strongest terms the extreme ideological abortion ban that Republican Leaders have brought to the floor today. It goes against the constitution, against medical experts, and against the rights of women across the country. However, i dont merely oppose this partisan bill, i oppose the very fact republicans are once again taking this bill, which they know is a nonstarter, here to the floor. I oppose the very idea that in this 21st century were going to waste time o
Day, but it was that forjodi after her sister collapsed with a cardiac arrest. She was walking down the aisle as her maid of honour. She will be here to tell their extraordinary story. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also later in the programme we will talk to the families of six former british servicemen who four years ago today were detained in india after the ship they were protecting from pirates drifted into indian waters and they were arrested. Several years later they are still locked up in an indianjail. We will talk to the sisters and fiancee of three of the men. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The government has set out details of its plans to cap the gas and electricity bills of 12 million households. Its published draft legislation to introduce an upper limit on on poor value standard variable tariffs,
We are asking you to tell us if you think immigration is making america stronger or weaker. Ocrats can call in at republicans at independents a special line for recent immigrants this morning. You can also catch up with us on social media. A very good thursday morning to you. According to the Pew Research Center, 47 Million People living in this country were born in other countries. We are talking about the immigration system in the United States. You can start calling in now. Focusing on the Legal Immigration system. [video clip] what we areump demanding is meritbased immigration. We want people that are going to help our country. We want people that are going to keep our country safe. We dont want lotteries where the wrong people are in the lotteries and, guess what, who are the suckers who get those people . And we want a meritbased system. And we do not want chain migration, or somebody like him ultimately will be able to bring in many members of his family. And we dont want that.