And on this wednesday morning and live look at the u. S. Capitol where both the house and the senate will be in session today. The house got underway at 9 a. M. Currently members are considering a bill governing stem cell research. That vote is taking place right now. Later work as expected on an 1. 1 trillion government funding measure. Current funding runs out at midnight tonight. The senate will begin in about an hour from now at 11. General speeches on the agenda for most of the day as lawmakers await the government funding measure to come over from the house. You can see the senate live right on cspan2. Off the floor both parties are holding caucus meetings at this hour. Where cameras on capitol hill and we will bring you any comments from members after those meetings. Yesterday delaware democrat chris coons came to the floor to talk about the Iran Nuclear Agreement. His remarks on the senate floor are about 25 minutes. Mr. President , today our nation is a distracted by grave con
Out and certainly the white house will be asked very quickly about the gbu43. You mentioned 24,000 pounds, it massive, some have called it the mla b, the mother of all bombs, dropping it in eastern afghanistan, we expect to hear about that very quickly, probably right off the top. I think the other question that will probably be asked in his press briefing is just who is President Donald Trump . What i mean by that is when you look at some of the changes in position from the campaign to the president , it doesnt make you wonder, is it the same man who said nato was absolute and now isnt . Is at the same in his had relations with russia would improve but maybe they are at a low point . Is it the same man that told china they were a current seeming to be later, but now says they are not. Needless to say, this is raising eyebrows not just here at home but all across the country. There are others who are consistent in their messaging, one of them certainly would be nikki haley over at the
Jenna a nationwide manhunt for a man accused of sending an antigovernment manifesto to President Trump and stealing more than a dozen firearms. By someone close to him fears he was a violent showdown with police. And the u. S. Facing a deadly opioid epidemic. How did we get here and how do we stop it . Its all happening now. Jenna we begin with this our expecting some breaking news and awaiting attorney general Jeff Sessions arrival in arizona se towards our border with mexico and meets with Law Enforcement officers as well. Welcome to the second hour of happening now, i am jenna lee. Jon im jon scott. Sessions is expected in the area south of tucson that was once one of the biggest 8 busiest places on the border for illegal crossings and drug smuggling. It comes as sessions plans to ask federal prosecutors to take a harder line on immigration offenses. Our chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge is live in washington with more on all of this. We are awaiting the attorney g
The nation forever. How tens of thousands who died in world war i are being honore honored. And a Daring Rescue caught on tape after a Boulder Falls 30 feet onto a hiker. That is just what happens in nature, gravity takes things and they start rolling down. Jon it is all happening now. Jon we begin with the new reaction to the decision by the House Intelligence Committee chairman to step aside from the investigation of russian interference into the u. S. Elections. Welcome to the second hour of happening now, im jon scott. Julie what a rainy day, good to be indoors with you. I am Julie Banderas in for jenna lee. Congressman devin nunes says he will temporarily hand over control of the probe, citing accusations of ethics violations he insists are false. All of that as we await the biggest meeting with a foreign leader so much far, the president of china. Topping their agenda, north korea and trade between our two countries. President trump is now heading to his Florida State where he wi
I think what happens next, as i said, equipping the free syrian army, moving forward with taking mosul and raqqa, and creating safe havens for these refugees. We need to know if the plan is now to topple assad come need know what the post assad syria will look like, how we get there and how that makes the American People safer. I think the white house should bring to us their plan on syria. I hope that what the plan would contain would be the establishment of a humanitarian zone in Northern Syria where we can deliberate deliver aid to syrians that would be protected by u. S. And other nations military assets from the Bashar Alassad rise. I appreciate President Trump making that case to congress about what further military action should be taken if any pair there are some folks in congress who want to see us in protracted military involvement in syria. I think that would be a mistake. Julie conor powell is live from the syriaisrael border with the very latest. The u. S. Response to tues