Cornish, Ron Brownstein, kate bedingfield, geoff duncan. Thank you. And thanks to all of you for joining joining us im kasie hunt, Cnn News Central starts right now homes burned in almost every direction. Thats the word from texas as multiple wildfires are burning right now and breaking just moments ago, we just got word that pope francis was taken to the hospital. Were getting new information in on the condition of the 87 yearold pontiff, hunter biden about to take questions face to face with a republican lawmakers trying to impeach his father. Im kate bolduan with john berman. Sara is out today. This is Cnn News Central we are following this Breaking News. People in texas are being forced to flee communities, burn to the ground. There are multiple wildfires burning in the Texas Panhandle right now that is terrifying. If you come upon that, of course, overnight, the fire called the Smokehouse Creek fire became the fifth largest fire in texas state history, scorching over 300,000 acres
It to Alameda County District Attorney pamela price is fighting back against the group trying to recall her why she believes the effort to kick her out of office is illegal. Plus low palestinian demonstrations heating up all across bay area universities. Were going to live from one campus where students are now taking part in the nationwide protest. And back on the water Golden Gate Ferry Service between sausalito on San Francisco will soon be back up and running. Well tell you when. Station. Hes calling for news. 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron for news at to. Im just involvement in our top story this afternoon. As that the state has now opened up an investigation into the group financing. The effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney pamela price. Kron 4 super reports the California Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into potential violations of the political reform act. Alameda County District attorney pamela price. As back in december, her campaign prot
15 billiondollar boost in military spending. Though trump proposed steep cuts to medical research, lawmakers increased the budget for the National Institutes of health by 2 billion. Theres money for opioid abuse, Summer School spell grants and cash for Transit Systems. By most accounts this is very much a middle of the road proposal that lawmakers on both sides can that agree to. None as they call them poison pills involved in this particular compromise. Members of the house and the senate do have to vote on this by friday in order to keep things running at least through september and then we start the process all over again. Live on capitol hill, im Melanie Alnwick fox5 local newsily. All right, melanie, thank you very much. 4 31 is the time right now. We now know more about a u. S. Service member killed saturday outside mosul. 25yearold weston lee a paratrooper from fort bragg was killed by an ied patrol p lee was from bluffing ton georgia. Hes been posthumously awarded several award
Drive. Ems evaluated the driver. The driver will make a full recovery. Also this morning, crisis averted at least for now after a budget showdown on capitol hill. Congress agreed to a funding bill last night. It is a. M. Trillion dollar compromise and a vote could come as early as midweek but did President Trump get what he wanted . Fox5s Melanie Alnwick is live on the hill with the details now. Mel. Reporter well, steve anda allison its been a busy weekend. They passed a one week extension of sorts and then last night came to an agreement, a framework of a deal that must still be voted on. Must be enacted by the end of the week. It is really just kind of kicks the can down the road for another five months but at least it is something that is said to be a bipartisan piece of legislation. A compromise. Something we havent heard a lot of these days t. And it does that fund some of President Trumps Budget Priorities though perhaps not in the way in he may have envisioned. Lets talk first
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