To officially recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Host good morning. Its thursday, december 7, 2017. Pearl harbor Remembrance Day across the country. It marks the 76th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. Flags have been lowered to halfstaff at the u. S. Capitol. The house and senate will both reconvene at 10 00 a. M. Today. At some point this morning on the senate floor, minnesota democrat al franken is expected to make an announcement about his political future, one day after new allegations of inappropriate behavior emerged and after over 30 of his fellow Democratic Senators called for him to resign. Thats where we begin this morning on the washington journal, as we take your calls and hear your thoughts. Phone lines republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. A special line this morning for minnesota residents, 2027488003. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter, cspanwj. On facebook, its facebook. Com cspan. A very good thu
With islam is an ugly lie. We want to get your reaction to that. We have set aside a fourth line this morning for muslim americans. We would like to hear your viewpoints on this as well. If you cant get through on the phone lines, try social media. The conversation is going on there as well. You can email us. From the hill newspaper, obama plays defense on islam. That message has been drowned out by the debate over whether u. S. Is in a fight with radical islam. From the Financial Times newspaper, obamas muddled stance. As recently as two months ago, obama has launched 2000 military strikes. Now mr. Obama want to supplemented. These operations would go on whether Congress Gave him what he wanted. It is hard to see why such a charade is needed. Republicans complain that mr. Obama is tied one hand behind his back by ruling out american roots on the ground. He would also be tying his successors hands. He already has the scope to wage war on isis under the law that authorized force against
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar made visits to several southwest Minnesota communities this week, to talk topics like infrastructure, supporting small businesses and