and in no event shall debate continue clond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. ruiz, for five minutes. mr. speaker, two names have been lost in months of government shutdowns and threats of national emergencies. had a keen and phillip gomez. those were the children who died in december while in the custody of our federal government. let me tell you about haklene s story and how in the next 48 hours we will take an historic first step to forever change how our nation treats children fleeing violence. she was 7 years old. she joined her father in fleeing the extreme dangers and poverty of her village san antonio san cortez in guatemala. together they dreamed of new opportunities, of new safety, of a home free from violence and discrimination where they could build a life and support their loved ones at home. they chose the same destination
standards of excellence are out the window. from the way we speak. i think of this moment as a moment that is about great momentum. i think we all should take note of the momentum. sitting in these chairs in this moment to continue with this moment and lead and not waste a minute. we don t have a minute to spare. zero standards about the way we dress. let style a futuristic look. it just feels right. here is the whole bit. hopefully we are getting time traveler. what is up guys? sagging and how to good it. i like to wear baggy shorts try try it out. and don t even talk to me about the way we write. get get the point. it s not just laziness or sloppiness at play. in our schools and corporate board rooms and in politics, what s best about america is slowly being erased. replaced by a slavish devotion to equity and diversity . these concepts are we met lesli promoted and woke curricula kindergarten on up. in high school, we see how evil it really is. considered o
president donald trump. let s listen to the speaker. i made the point introductio of him that is back fantastically on the democrat party in the activists who were trying to use our judicial system to exact political vendettas up gets the primary opponent that they have for their control the country. what we have seen is outrageous. we ve also seen the polling and fundraising and everything else going in the direction of the target. president trump has it set fundraising records. he raised a $53 million in the first 24 hours after the verdic and the terrible bug astrayal i manhattan. i think it shows people understand what s happening. we also set fundraising records and continue to use use announced he s raised over $400 million as of the verdict came down in much more to come. because people see it s a threa to our republic. they see it s a threat to our system of justice. they want to push back. and in many ways president trump s become a symbol of that. pushing back ag
hospital and into a police car. the after she refuses to let an officer draw blood from a patient. an investigation is now under way. that, plus a mom pulls a gun during a back to school shopping brawl. flight attendants learn to flight back against unruly passengers and hold the fireworks. the special delivery this pizza shop didn t want. today, friday september 1. announcer: this it today. live from studio 1 a in rock a fella plaza. good morning everybody. we ve got craig in for matt. tonight harvey was hitting texas. everything has changed in a week. and is going to remained changed for sometime. meanwhile all eyes on irma out in the atlanta. the storms are our top story. here s where things stand with harvey right now. as feared, that storm s death toll rising standing at 38 with six more deaths confirmed in harris county texas overnight. officials now estimate more than 100,000 homes have been either damaged or destroyed. there s a new crisis unfolding in b
warned to get out. firefighters are dealing with extreme heat and whipping winds. we re live on the scene. new york city police detective caught on camera mishandling a nurse when she refused to draw blood from a patient has been paid on administrative leave while the department investigate. as the police chief and the mayor apologize to the nrs for what she went through. plus figure skater gracie gold announces she is taking a break from skating a month before the olympics. serena williams gives birth and venus williams puts a ball boy s future at risk with a hard strike to the nbc today starts now. . announcer: live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m craig melvin alongside kristen welker who is in for sheinelle. first of all, congratulations to serena williams and good luck to the ball boy. we ll have more i thought we would be talking about serena. but venus seemed to take the headline this morning. hard