Here are the numbers to call you can also find us online. Send us a tweet. Or join the conversation on facebook. You can also email us. The Washington Times has this headline and in the Washington Post we would like to hear what you think about this bill. We will be digging into it more, going over some of the details. If to give us some perspective is pete, a staff writer with the the hill newspaper. Thanks for being with us. Guest hi. Host they talk about the House Republicans balked at first. What was the Sticking Point . Guest you used to just have to keep taxes low. But with the debt creeping up more and more, it is increasingly coming to play in our republicans think. When they first look at the deal yesterday the senate passed, theyre looking at it when the cbo scores came out and the source said this is a bunch of new debt because we are letting people off the hook on texas and a little bit of spending cuts and that is not what they wanted and it is not the balance to deal they
We will start this morning on the domestic front. You have seen the headlines about the heightened volume of flu this year and the decision of some Health Care Workers not to get vaccinated, a choice that has cost some of them their jobs. What are your thoughts on mandated vaccinations for Health Care Workers . All others can call in, 202585 3882. Yuka post your thoughts on facebook, twitter, or email us. Dr. Anthony fauci is the director of the National Institutes of allergy and infectious diseases, joining us on the phone. The Houston Chronicle headline this morning what is going on . Guest you never know why, with influenza. Its unpredictable accept that we have a flu season every year. What we are seeing this year and what is spurring the headlines is the way this started off earlier than usual with a strain of flu that is a bad sprain in the sense that its making people more ill than some other strains, we are on the way to what looks like as bad a year as we have had since 2003 a
As we know it. U. S. President barack obama has made controversial choices for two of the top jobs in his government. Is nominated chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brenan as dia director. Both of them must now be approved by the u. S. Senate. Now this report. With his second term soon to begin, president obama is putting the finishing touches to his National Security team. Introducing the men that he wants to lead the pentagon and the cia. These two leaders have dedicated their lives to protect our country. I urge the senate to confirm them as soon as possible. Both nominees face difficult questions before they are confirmed in the u. S. Senate. Table seems perfect for the pentagon. A decorated combat veteran in vietnam and a former republican senator from nebraska. Some conservatives say that he is not Strong Enough supporter of israel, even though he voted many times to send billions of dollars in u. S. Financial aid. I will do my best for our country and those i represent
Busson was a single hull ship this, tanker behind me, as mentioned has two hulls. The question is how long will the ship be out there . The coast guard says its ready to go back out to sea. Crews have to be interviewed that. Will take time, they will remain on boards. And the coast guard, again, wants to be 100 sure that that oil, that ship is not leaking before kit leave the bay or be moved. Im live on Treasure Island, abc 7 news. Thank you. The fog on the bay this morn kog have been a factor in that accident. Take a look at what conditions were like on the bay. Our cameras found a finger of fog hanging over the collision site. Spencer christian is here now what. Was the Visibility Like at the time . Well,ing back, we had wide spread dense fog and poor visibility. You can see visibility was good in most places, however, take a look at this. This is our High Resolution imagery showing an area of fog over the bay. That finger of fog covering western span of the bay bridge at the time of
Of the bay bridge, you can see from this satellite image there was an area of fog, some of it dense on the western span of the bridge in this part of the bay in the area where the collision occurred so visibility was reduced down a quarter mile district the fact area wide it had improved. We do expect fog to become dense again, tonight. Ill give you a look in just a. Were staying on top of the developing story. So we have more coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 ask 6 00 and sending out updates as they happen through twit skbrer facebook so youre connected 247. New details just released about the officer involved shooting that took a young mans live two days after christmas. Abc 7 news is live in walnut skreekcreek with the latest developments. Laura . This day he was shot and killed here, police would not reveal what kind of weapon he held, only that he had a weapon. This afternoon, they did Reveal Police did, that it was a 10 inch chef knife. He was killed december 27th just before that