In order to see whether they want to move it through this process. Its a big test for senator chuck schumer. Hes been encouraging this process to move forward. He needs all 50 democrats, some of whom wanted a bigger bill and he has to keep in the mix ten republicans to vote to move this forward. So its on pretty tiny ground. Well watch it closely. It will tell us a lot about how strong the Majority Party is right now with this. Theres potential for 6. 6 Trillion in new spending in the United States. Both sides see this could be transformative potentially for the United States depending which way this goes. Coming together on what will be the most profound change to help the middle class in america in generations. The scope is rooseveltian. Im for roads and bridges. Im not for the explosion of the size of government. Martha Senator John Kennedy is here from the budget committee. This is front and center on his desk. All good to have you with us. Im struck with in that Sound Bite Senator
Elizabeth city, North Carolina. Chris. Its been almost a month since Andrew Brown junior was killed in a deputyinvolved shooting on April 21st. Now you can see the scene outside of the public Safety Building here. A handful of protestors chanting no justice, no peace a few minutes ago because the District Attorney here, is holding a Press Conference any moment now where he is expected to give us an update on the investigation. The shooting was being investigated by the North Carolina State Bureau of investigation. Now we do not, harris, expect to see video. Remember under North Carolina law that video is subject to a Court Order and a judge ruled that it would not be released until the f. B. I. Had completed an investigation. Maybe well learn more about that. You put your finger at the center of whats happening today and why there is so much media here. When the judge was deciding whether or not to release the Body Cam Video the Brown Family First saw about 20 seconds of it and then la
Replace Liz Cheney as conference chair, congressman, your colleague Elise Stefanik expected to get that post. Some of your fellow republicans say she is not conservative enough. What do you say . Guest they are both my friends, he was very articulate, recommending that we certify the vote on the sixth of january. I think Elise Stefanik will be a great addition to the Leadership Team and great spokesman for the gop conference, so i will support her. Either way they are both wonderful representatives. Host Chip Roy of texas with that Lastminute Bid for the republican conference chair. Tell us what happened in that Candidate Forum last night. Guest both of them spoke for about one hour. Very civil and respectable. We will be well served with either one. I have been immense respect for Chip Roy. I respected how he was a great spokesman during the sixth of january and then for the Certification Debate and impeachment but in the end, i think elise will be what we need at the conference. She
Many it is saturday, may 15th. We are so grateful that you woke up with us this morning. Area wen grateful to have a special visitor. Good morning, amara. Good to be with you this morning. Amid this first maskless weekend, getting out and about is slightly more complicated due to the gas shortage. More than a day after colonial Pipeline System was fully restored, Service Stations are still waiting for Gasoline Deliveries up and down the east coast. Fuel Tracking Service Gas Buddy Roreports as of last nigh 88 of the Gas Stations in the Nations Capital was still out of fuel. Maryland and virginia experiencing outages of more than 40 . And its even harder to fill up in North Carolina where analysts say that twothirds of gas pumps are completely dried out. Twothirds. Wow. Lets go to cnns Natascha Chen who is live in charleston, South Carolina this morning. The latest tracking shows people had a 50 50 of Finding A Gas Station in service. It that still the case this morning . Reporter the Ga
Hello, again, thank you very much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. The we start with Breaking News. The White House says President Biden spoke with israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone. Its unclear if their call happened before or after an israeli Air Strike destroyed an Office Building Housing two prominent media outlets. Both Al Jazeera and the Associated Press say their staff were warned to evacuate before a missile struck the building. [ bombing ] just a few moments before that, a building collapses to rubble. An anchor for Al Jazeera english gave this emotional response on the air. This channel will not be silenced. Al jazeera will not be silenced. We can guarantee you that right now. The ap also putting out a statement in written form. We are shocked and horrified the israeli military would target and destroy the Building Housing Aps Bureau and other News Organizations in gaza. They have long known the location of our bureau and new journalists were there