Four confirmed dead at this hour. The cause of this is still unknown. That part of it just beginning. My niece and her husband and her son were on the seventh floor. Im asking everybody to pray for survivors. My nephew was here with his wife and three small children. 2, 6 and 9. You never lose hope. Martha never lose hope. Rachel is among those that are hopeful today as this process continues. Her mom, judy is unaccounted for. Rachel will join us in just a moment. Were watching the minneapolis courtroom team. Chauvin is on the left side of your screen. The former Police Officer convicted in the killing of george floyd is about to find out how many years he will spend behind bars. We may hear from Derek Chauvin for the first time during this process and well watch that live throughout the course of this hour. Thats where we find matt finn. Today is a big day, matt. Martha, Derek Chauvin is looking different. Three members of George Floyds family have given impact statements. The first,
First, at this hour, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visiting the southern border. 93 days after she became the point person on the crisis. Her trip comes during a record surge in illegal crossings in the United States. Hello. Im john roberts in washington, this is america reports. Good to be back with you again today. Seems like we have a busy news day every day. Today is. Im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Vice president harris is on the ground in el paso. Thats where youll recall that we saw one of the most heart breaking videos from this Currents Iteration of the border crisis. You can see Border Patrol footage from april. Shows smugglers scaling a 14 foot fence and dropping two girls on the other side. The smugglers completely abandon the girls leaving them defenseless, alone in the desert outside el paso. John critics point out the epicenter of the border crisis is hundreds of miles away in rio grande. The white house says el paso was a perfect case study. The Vice Presi
Good morning. I am kasie hunt on this thursday, june 24th. Well start with the news. There appears to be a long awaited break threw on bipartisan infrastructure talks. Specifics of the deal, including how it will be paid for, have not been released, but lawmakers seemed optimistic as they left a closed door meeting with officials last night. Republicans and democrats have come together along with the white house, and weve agreed on a framework, and were going to be heading to the white house tomorrow. Meanwhile white house officials also met with House Speaker nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer yesterday. Democrats are considering two ways to pass their Infrastructure Priorities with or without republican support. We had a very good meeting we got into quite a bit of detail. Were all on the same page. Both tracks, the bipartisan track and the Budget Reconciliation Track are proceeding at pace, and we hope to have voting on both them in the house and the senate in july. The bottom line, the
Speaker nancy pelosi announcing the formation of a select committee to investigate. This morning with great solemnity and sadness im announcing that the house will be establishing a select committee on the january 6 insurrection. Again, january 6th was one of the darkest days in our nations history. Ive said it now three times. It is imperative that we establish the truth of that day and ensure that an attack of that kind cannot happen and that we root out the causes of it all. Speaker pelosis announcement follows months now of public and brazen obstruction by Senate Republicans including voting against the establishment of an independent bipartisan commission. Last month only six gop senators voted alongside all of the democrats in favor of it falling short of the 60vote threshold. The select committee follows months of White Washing of the horrors of january 6 by republicans including calling it a peaceful protest and likening the insurrectionists to everyday tourists. Pelosi today n
Speaker nancy pelosi announcing the formation of a select committee to investigate. This morning with great solemnity and sadness im announcing that the house will be establishing a select committee on the january 6 insurrection. Again, january 6th was one of the darkest days in our nations history. Ive said it now three times. It is imperative that we establish the truth of that day and ensure that an attack of that kind cannot happen and that we root out the causes of it all. Speaker pelosis announcement follows months now of public and brazen obstruction by Senate Republicans including voting against the establishment of an independent bipartisan commission. Last month only six gop senators voted alongside all of the democrats in favor of it falling short of the 60vote threshold. The select committee follows months of White Washing of the horrors of january 6 by republicans including calling it a peaceful protest and likening the insurrectionists to everyday tourists. Pelosi today n