special edition of politicsnation. i m in new york, we will have the reverend al sharpton joining us momentarily from selma, alabama. you are looking at now live at the bridge. we are taking in this feed, straight msnbc at rockefeller center. in a moment, president, biden is you see there, we ll march alongside dignitaries. including reverend al sharpton, who is not too far away from this picture you see here. they will be marking the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday. moments ago, the president laying out the threats as he sees them, threatening a voting rights. it looks like they are just beginning their walk. this fundamental right remains under assault, conservative supreme court has gutted the voting rights act over the years. since the 2020 election, a wave of states and dozens of anti voting laws fueled by the big lie, and the election deniers, now elected to office. and that annual walk, as you see on the left-hand side of the screen, just beginning. it s about 25
6500 people of protestant, catholic, jewish faith. in his opening comments reflected that we are here to speak with one voice, our deep religious convictions about the dignity of man and rights of all men. what are congress considers in terms of public policy, we uphold in terms of human dignity. he concluded by saying that this assembly is but a beginning, we have embarked on a crusade that will not be ended until every american has given equal right, equal opportunities of full recognition of her or his human dignity. in these words the call is as urgent today as it was 53 years ago. it animates our ongoing commitment to grappling with our historic participation in the institution of slavery. the call that commands us to address with greater vigor, the legacies of racism, segregation and discrimination that persists. a call that inspires a reflection, or action, and our work together as university community. i wish to express my appreciation for your presence this evening.
representative john larson reviews republican tax reform effort. finally, lisa monaco talks about preventing future terrorist attacks. join our conversation now. host: good morning, it is wednesday, november 15, 2017. the senate is in at 9:30 while the house meets at 10:00 a.m. and noon for legislative business. this is the day after jeff , fromns latest testimony everything to trump campaign contacts with russia to allegations against hillary clinton and sexual assault accusations against alabama senate candidate roy moore. did you watch? what did you think? the phones lines are open phone lines are open. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 you can also catch up with us on facebook and twitter. a very good wednesday morning to you. you can start calling in now. i want to show you some of the headlines coming in off of the attorney general s testimony yesterday before the house judiciary committee. here is the front page o
and it feels lake deja vu. and we have live coverage from alexis smith but we start with amy hollyfield along 580. any improvement in sight? reporter: hi, natasha, well it is now starting to rain so nas just adding to so that is just adding to problems. and behind me they are still hard at work, the two lanes are still shut down. the pothole is so big, caltrans had to call in an outside contractor to help them repair it. the rough estimate is they open up at 3:00 this afternoon but with the weather the way it is, they say don t hold them to that. imagine hitting this pothole at 60 miles per hour. it happened to ray lewis just before 3:00 this morning and immediately sidelined him. it was bad. it was a big bump. so, luckily i didn t lose control of my car. reporter: he wasn t alone. chp officers say at least 15 other cars sat disabled on the shoulder of the westbound interstate 580, all suffering flat tires from this monster pothole. demand was so high for tow trucks,
look at the warmup between now and 9:00 this morning. up to 47 degrees and into the 50s this afternoon. 59 degrees for philadelphia. sunshine and temperatures will take off into the low 50s for king of prussia by noontime and topping out in 60s by the afternoon. forecast calling for unusually warm temperatures today. record breaker for philadelphia. 55 in lehigh valley and for new jersey, inland, and the shore into the low 60s. i ll break down the forecast hour by hour and show you when you can expect to see the first snow falling in the area when i come back in ten minutes, but first, jessica boyington watching first alert traffic. thanks, watching the schuylkill expressway this morning. disabled vehicle on the westbound side. cameras around south street. this is the ramp. this is the westbound schuylkill here. all lanes moving by. you can see police activity there. little slow coming on and merging on to the highway there. also watching just a little bit of a slowdown wit