Guatemalan president. Her trip billed by the administration as an opportunity to deepen the u. S. Partnership with latin america and grow the stem of flow of migrants from the Central American countries. Harris is facing what really is the first major Diplomatic Mission of her vice presidency. It is a Core Issue to the surge at the southern border. Lets begin this hour with our white House Correspondent who is traveling with her. He is in guatemala city. First foreign trip, you saw the Pomp And Circumstance she was welcomed with. But this is a key issue that administrations prior to this have not been able to successfully tackle despite a lot of money being poured into the issue. Yeah. Thats exactly right. The Vice President is here looking for new solutions, looking to build out this strategy that she has been trying to lay the groundwork for in the weeks before coming here. You know, in talking with the Vice President s top officials, they say that they feel like the Vice President h
Were essential workers. These vta employees helped us get through this horrific pandemic. They were showing up every day to operate Light Rail and buses to ensure people could still continue to go about their lives amid all the challenges of the pandemic and they were taking risks with their own lives in doing so. Certainly our san jose Police Officers and sheriffs deputies responded immediately. Obviously well learn more through this investigation about what exactly happened and how. But i Cant Help but think they may well have saved more harm from happening. And, of course, weve got Grief Counselors already hard at work supporting families of Loved Ones who are suffering awful trauma at this moment. Were going to pull together. Were going to continue to work together and support our families of Loved Ones who have lost so much during this tragedy. Were going to continue to provide more information as this investigation unfolds. Thank you. Reporter does anybody have any information ab
This morning Joe Manchin made news on Election Reform that could mean the end of an voting Rights Bill. Senator manchin wrote that Hell Vote against the for the people act. However, he added that he does support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. He also made clear hell not support abolishing the filibuster. The senator appeared on Fox News to explain his objection to the for the people act. I think its wrong piece of legislation to bring our country together. I think it would divide us further. What is the difference . Take a look. We broke it down into Bullet Points for you. The for the people act is pretty wideranging. It would ban partisan Jerry Mandering and standardize Voting Procedures across the country. The John Lewis Voting Rights Act is more narrowly focused. It would require states with a history of racial discrimination to get Permission Or Preclearance before they change their election laws. If it came down to a filibuster, 60 senators would have to agree on holding a vote
They are trying to roll back the violence. Were officially on court watch. Were going to know in a matter of minutes what if any decisions are coming down. Our team of reporters and legal experts ready to bring it to you live. Were going to start at the capital. Mike memoli is outside of the White House. We talks about senator Joe Manchin. He is now out with a couple interviews reiterating that he is not down to negotiate if republicans are not on board on a couple key issues, right . So how does Chuck Schumer Figure this out . It is a huge list of priorities, not just Voting Rights but the January 6th commission, police reform, tougher gun laws, all of them effectively on hold. Joe manchin is making clear that he is not intending to budge. It is a huge Todo List that Chuck Schumer said they were going to tackle in the next three weeks in the month of june alone. So this does create a huge problem for Senator Schumer. Senator Joe Manchin has said in the last few days that he did you wa
We will see Kamala Harris in her first meeting on foreign soil with a foreign leader. She is in guatemala right now. President biden tasked her with addressing the root causes of the surge of migrants we are seeing at the border. Its not just her first international trip. Its the administrations first international trip. President bidens first will come in a matter of days when he head to europe. He has a key Meeting Today at the White House with the head of nato. Thats not all on the president s agenda today. He has his next conversation with republican senators on a possible infrastructure deal. The gap between them at this point, about 700 Billion. Also for democrats on The Hill, something that was Likely just became real. Like many conversations about The Hill this year, it centers on West Virginia democratic senator Joe Manchin. He is a no on a sweeping Voting Rights bill. He is a no on getting rid of the filibuster. How does this Upend Everything potentially that democrats are tr