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and other minority groups. host: we are asking if you have questions about what is happening in iraq right now, specifically the efforts of the kurdish people, we are joined for the 35 minutes or so by the head of the regional government for the kurds in d.c. u.s., re outside the the curtis tend government held kurdistans dan regional government, what are they asking right now? guest: we are confronted with a lot of challenges right now. verse, you mentioned the military and crisis. we have a population of about 5.3 million. about 1.5 million. they re coming in the tens of thousands, if not the hundreds of thousands. this has been a huge burden under the leadership in providing for and assisting these refugees. on top of this, we have not received a single penny that we are entitled to from baghdad as a result of the oil revenues. us $9 billion. there has not been a single penny that has come since the beginning of this year. without revenue coming in, we try to upset ....
over the weekend the religious freedom laws in arkansas and indiana, and whether businesses should be more socially active. some of the reaction to those laws in those states, whether businesses should be more engaged in political debates over social issues. here is how to join our conversation. for those of you in eastern and central time zones, the number is 202-7 48-8000. mountain and pacific 202-748- 8001. for social media, send us a tweet @cspanwj. make sure you mute your television or radio when you call in. over the weekend, the president gave an interview to thomas friedman of the new york times. the front page this morning peter baker s article obama calls the iran deal our best that. host: a quote from the president , this is the best that so far that we have to get an agreement from iran. what we will be doing even as we enter into this deal is sending a clear message to the uranian and to the entire region that if anybody messes with israel america wi ....
good morning to you all. i m t.j. holmes. and i m marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. we begin with the relentless storms hammering the southern plains. sweeping away homes, cars, and everything in their paths. blamed now for as many as six deaths. meanwhile, 12 people are missing in central texas. two families swept away in their vacation home. and a texas dam getting breached after getting swamped with nine inches of rain in three hours. officials warning people in nearby homes to get to higher ground. a reporter in houston trying to keep it together, having a tough time in this torrential downpour. struggling there to keep from blowing away and still do her job. and floodwaters raging through a golf course in austin. after a creek spilled its bank. it is not over yet. look at the radar here. that severe weather still on the move. we get the latest from bazi kanani. reporter: another dousing in texas, drivers in houston deciding whether to abandon their cars ....
good morning to you all. i m t.j. holmes. and i m marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. we begin with the flooding. blamed now for as many as six deaths. meanwhile, 12 people are missing in central texas. two families swept away in their fay vags home. and a texas dam breached by flooding. a reporter in houston trying to keep it together having a tough time in this torrential downpour. struggling there to keep from blowing away and still do her job. and flood waters raging through a golf course in austin. it is not over yet. look at the radar here. that severe weather still on the move. we get the latest from bazi kanani. reporter: another dousing in texas, drivers in houston deciding whether to aban dor their cars or push through. thousands forced to wait it out inside the stadium after the rockets game ended. oh my god. oh, my god. reporter: the raging floodwaters thrashing around this sufficient and washing out hundreds of home. this was my wedding. this ....
counterparts. we will talk to the author in just a minute. in our first 45 minutes this morning we are interested in the thought of american exceptionalism. here is how you can weigh in this morning. 202-58 reach outou want to on social media, not only can you post yourself on facebook this morning, that you can take part of a pole that asks the same question. [email protected] is how you reach us an e-mail. pedal peter buying heart, from the atlantic, joins us. his book is entitled the end of the american his article is entitled the end of american exceptionalism. where did you get the idea for this title? caller: i was looking through polling data from young americans and what struck me was how different the attitudes were from stereotypes about what makes americans different from someeans and how, in really striking ways, the attitudes of young americans are much closer to the attitudes of europeans than those we consider stereotypically american. host: you s ....