Todays washington journal because the houses is about to gavel and for the day. Live coverage beginning in a minute on cspan. We will see you tomorrow morning back here on the washington journal. A communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , june 25, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 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 texas, mr. Green, for five minutes.
Claimed this stretch of lexington avenue near Grand Central because there is a lot of traffic and a Security Camera nearby. And she says she feels safer here than in a shelter. I have issues. I work in midtown so its pretty bad. Reporter most new yorkers we interviewed today told us they see more homeless on the streets. Im not used to seeing so many homeless people. I tend to give money. Reporter some give money or food. Others call 311. But today city officials are pushing back after reports that the number of 311 calls about the homeless jumped from 12,700 last year to more than 20,000 calls for the same time period this year. Mayor de blasio spokeswoman says since the city has been publicizing their new 311 app, 311 calls about all subjects are up. And that the percentage of calls about the homeless is still relatively small, and unchanged. City officials insist, street homelessness is actually down 5 since last year and they say that perception of homelessness does not equal reali
Certainly tell you what we saw long before we arrived here with this geyser like scene behind us here off grant avenue and blue grass road. Water spewing into the air at least 200 feet or so during the height of this water main break. It started about 7 00 oclock this evening according to the philadelphia Water Department. They have been on the scene ever since. Some four hours later now trying to find this break and contain this break. Now, we were able to speak with a spokesperson from the Water Department a short time ago. He says this fight despite this seen it is not affecting the water supply of any of the homes ound this area. Heres what he had to say to us just a few moments ago. Pretty much were getting shut off as quickly as we can. While in the process were able to maintain Water Service for other customers if case we have to begin turning other valves off to fine the proper location for this valve. Reporter well, we know that they are anxiously trying to get this break unde
The water supply of any of the homes around this area. Heres what he had to say to us just a few moments ago. Pretty much were getting shut off as quickly as we can. While in the process were able to maintain Water Service for other customers if case we have to begin turning other valves off to fine the proper location for this valve. Reporter well, we know that they are anxiously trying to get this break under control again, it is not affecting homes in this area and the water supply to homes in this area. But that may not be the case if this continues at this pace. Again, were four hours in to this water main break so they are quickly trying to get this under control. No water supply affected, and no other injuries or anything like that reported. So that is the very latest here live from northeast philadelphia tonight. Natasha brown, cbs3 Eyewitness News. All right natasha thank you you. More breaking news now. Chopper three over gloucester township where there is Police Activity at
Christmas mostly avoiding the discussion of impeachment but now hes back at it. Tweeting earlier today, why should crazing nancy pelosi be allowed to impeach the president of the United States . Got zero republican votes, there was no crime at the call to the ukraine was perfect with no pressure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a 36 seat majority and is withholding the articles of impeachment from the senate to delay a trial there. Democrats want to try to force Senate Republicans to agree to an impeachment trial that includes witnesses. They are requesting testimony from the white house budget director and former National Security advisor john bolton. They want them to testify about the administrations decision to withhold aid from the ukraine. The most Important Information available is being held from the Judiciary Committee to the congress and the most important witnesses in the impeachment trial are being kept from the American People and not to be allowed to go forward and testify