Meanwhile, former House Republican makes the case to reinstate Kevin Mccarthy. For the next half hour, republicans only. Given the current state of electing a new speaker, was it a mistake to remove Kevin Mccarthy . These are republicans only if yes 202 7488000, if no 202 7488001, you can text us at 202 7488003 or post on facebook or x. John shattuck who served in congress until 2011 has an op ed in the washington journal. American musa House Speaker. He says about matt gaetz said they wanted to vacate the chair wa to force another government shutdown. While they were ed to disagree the decis shut down the governmenwanot theirs to make. Any further delay in choosing a speaker hurts the remodel can the Republican Party and america. They owe it to the institution to set aside individual ambitions, reinstate mccarthy and move forward with the countrys business. That was John Shattuck in the wall street journal. We believes that as the basis for this first segment. It is republicans only a
In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. In this program, mark twains adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written as a sequel, the book is often called the Great American novel. In the book Huckleberry Finn he escapes down the Mississippi River. Along the way they encounter steamships. Mark twain used a number of dialects and colloquial expressions to go straight light along the mississippi, satire, hypocrisy and racism. Since the publication, Huckleberry Finn has been controversial and relevant. Welcome to books that shaped america, a series that looks at how books have influenced we are today. In partnership with the library of congress, the series is exploring different viewpoints and we are glad you are joining us. So far, we looked at foundations of expansion, slavery and the legal system. Tonight, we travel along the Mississippi River and explore a book called one of the Great American novels. Published in 1884, itas controversial from
Good afternoon, everybody. I have a couple of things at the top before i turn it over to the admiral rated as the conflict between israel and hamas continues resident biden has made it a top ready to ensure palestinians receive humanitarian aid. Something we have actively engaged on hooting calls in egypt and calls with netanyahu. We are glad to see the first convoys of humanitarian assistance over the weekend, cross the border into gaza and reach palestinians in need. And were grateful for partners involved in these efforts. It is important to keep rafah crossing in operation and aid flowing without diversion from hamas. Humanitarian assistance remains a critical and urgent need for palestinians in gaza. We know we know and we understand this, that much more is needed and this will remain a priority, a priority for us in the days and weeks ahead. I also wanted to say a few words about the supplemental request that we detailed to all of you on friday under President Bidens leadership.
Finn, tonight at 9 00 eastern on cspan, our mobile app and online at cspan. Org be sure to scan the qr code to listen to our companion podcast to learn more about the authors of the books featured. Host we are back to talk about the speaker battle. Guest thanks for having me. 202 7488000 there are nine people running. What strikes you about the list . It is large. We have never seen anything like this. Steve scalise the majority leader versus jim jordan, scullys came out on top, jordan had his three strikes to try to get the full speakership and it didnt work. Now we have nine. They will go through rounds on tuesday in which the loser in each round gets pulled but this is a large list. Are you surprised so many people want the job . Guest it is the worst job. One candidate said he didnt like emmer. Host there is a speaker candidate at 6 30. What happens in that . That is a closeddoor hearing. Guest each member will introduce themselves for two minutes and then there will be a q a sessi
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening, well, the curve was sharp and the train was going way too fast. Late today, federal investigators say that the commuter train was bolting down the track at 82 miles an hour as it approaches the 30 miles an hour zone in the bronx, new york, early yesterday. Cars from the metro north train flew off the tracks and nearly into the harlem river. Four people were killed. Some were thrown from the train. 75 others were hurt and 11 of them critically injured. Investigators are poring over the data from the trains black boxes to find out why this happened. We have a team of correspondents covering the story starting with jeff pegues at the crash scene. Jeff . Reporter investigators were able to determine the speed of the train from the black box which is show the throttle was cut and the brakes were applied far too late. By the time the train reached the curve it was traveling nearly three times as