The district 17 congressional debate here in the wpix studio. We all know by now that it is one of the biggest races in the u. S. House this november and we are very excited to be with you tonight for the next 30 minutes. Lets get right to it and meet our candidates. In alphabetical order, the incumbent conor lamb, who has been in Congress Since 2018. And the challenger, republican sean parnell, a retired army ranger running for office for the first time. We posted the rules for the debate online and we flipped a coin in studio to determine who goes first for opening statements. Congressman lamb, you have two minutes. Rep. Lamb thank you and good evening. At townhall meetings and at your front doors, ive had a chance to ask you about what you would like to see in your representative. People are concerned about how divided we are. They are tired of the shutdowns, tired of feeling like nothing gets done. People want members of congress to stop attacking each other and start dealing with
Dont know over the next period of a few days i guess thats the real test so well be seeing what happens over the next next couple of days some of trumps highest profile Staff Members will be campaigning on his behalf while hes receiving treatment the president s team has launched operation maga where the Vice President on trump family members will appear in key states meanwhile Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says all legislative activity will be rescheduled to later in the month but Committee Work like the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee a macone barrett will continue. Armenia says it will use all necessary means to protect Ethnic Armenians from. This as the fighting has intensified in the disputed nagornokarabakh Region Military leaders in the enclave say another 51. 00 of their soldiers have been killed the fighting broke out 7 days ago with both countries blaming each other for the aggression millions of voters are casting their ballots in kurdistans parliamen
We also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning and welcome to washington journal. The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump paid 750 dollars in federal income taxes year he won the presidency and another 750 the first year of his presidency. The president is still refusing to make his taxes public, as is tradition for those running for the nations highest office. The president has called the story fake news. We want to know what you think about it. The question of the day is the New York Times story saying 750 int trump paid federal taxes in 2016 and 2017. Democrats 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. 202 7488002. And you can always text us at 202 7488003. And we are always reading on social media on twitter at cspan wj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The story of the day comes from the New York Times. The story saying that President Trump has paid only 750 dollars in federal i
We are back with rick wilson, the cofounder of the antitrump group the Lincoln Project. He is here to discuss with us why his Group Opposes preston trumps reelection. Pspresident trum reelection. How are you doing . Guest i am good. Host remind us of the purpose of the Lincoln Project and for the viewers who want to know, where do you get your funding . Guest are funding comes from the National Grassroots with over 500,000 donors. We have a few major donors trade almost all of our fundraising as come through small dollar donations and people who want a voice that is able to attack donald trump and able to go after his campaign in a way that many others cannot. We are a group of former republicans and folks who were driven out of the donald trump iteration of the Republican Party for a host of reasons. Primarily because he has conservative principles. He is governing as more of an authoritative statist. We look at this election as a threat to the future of this country great it was our
Announcement just hours before the Republican Convention kicks off. Plus, new danger as california braces for a second round of lightning storms. What it means for firefighters on the ground. Laptop shortage. The new struggle for students and teachers preparing for more Online School this fall. And landline speed record. The incredibly fast internet that could let you download all of netflix in one second. Good monday morning, everyone. We begin with that historic threat on the gulf coast. A possible hurricane doubleheader. Two storms taking aim at the region could hit within 48 hours of each other. Hurricane marco was downgraded to a Tropical Storm overnight but the storm is expected to make landfall in louisiana this evening with a storm surge of up to six feet. Tropical storm laura isnt far behind. Its already left a trail of destruction across parts of the caribbean and could hit the texas louisiana coastline wednesday as a powerful hurricane. This new video shows a waterspout form