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Of low pressure tucking in behind. that will bring a spell of wet and windy weather as it pushes its way steadily north and east. behind it, if you start off wet, you should see a slightly brighter afternoon, but those temperatures starting to fall away just a touch. were looking at highs of 10—15 degrees. still low pressure with us, though, for the second half of the weekend. it has the potential to bring yet more wet weather in. now, the position of this low is still potentially subject to c...

So this may be the most diverse congress ever, but when it comes to capitol hill staff, theres a long way to go. take for instance the senate. out of 100 chief of staff, only two are black and four latino. its important to remember that its the congressional staff that helps keep members of congress abreast of issues. they prep them for briefings and help them inform their decision making when it comes to policies that impact people of color who make up 40% of the population, by the way. so now ...

That in. its sinema thats not supportive of that right now. i believe were going to get this done. >> we know youre going to keep fighting so thank you very much and hopefully youll come back and keep us abreast of how things are going. it is a very important fight. thank you, congressman jayapal. up next, ever wonder how the citizens of west virginia feel about their senator standing in the way of their programs? pam garrison joins us next. stay with us. garrison joins us t stay with us tonight...

Mandated to drive no more than 11 hours a day and the american trucking association has said were short 30,000 truckers right now across the country. our warehouses, of which we boast 2 billion square feet from the shores of the pacific out to the desert region of california typically only work during the day. so part of what the president did last week was to telegraph to our largely private sector supply chain partners, you need to work more hours. >> gene seroka, thanks. please come back and ...

It seems like the committee isnt putting the hammer down. to make it very clear that you cant do this to congress. you have to follow the law. >> and you dont have to be an expert on this. people who kept abreast of the last couple of years understand that the operations of the trump officials was to defy and stone wall everything. there was no procedural middle ground. if you know that, how are you going to deal with that. thanks, eugene and michelle. we have a lot more coming up in the program...

We work -- my entire life in law enforcement weve worked closely with them. theyre our partners. we have state troopers on the ground with those agents at that particular moment, and at no time did any agent whip any migrants. those are reins. its used to direct the horse. and i can tell you the narrative would have been different if the agent did not act and the migrant would have gotten close to the horse and the horse would have kicked the high grant, they would are have said why didnt that a...

Hear general discuss, you know, the kind of education of a general and staying abreast of theories and policies. >> thats exactly what we expect of our senior leadership. we expect them to be convergent with what congress was, talk with people at the political level, the social level. we expect them to understand our soldiers and impact on our soldiers. thats why weve had a great armed forces. thats why america views it as the sort of number one most respected institution because we have leetade...

Place, you know, obviously notes are taken and then what are called read outs are then sent to other agencies and departments. and it wasnt milley alone who was reaching out to the chinese. it was also the secretary of defense mark esper at the time. as i mentioned, there was this perception here in the pentagon that the chinese were unusually concerned about what they were seeing in terms of the rhetoric leading up to the election in november. and so esper ordered his top defense official, sorr...

Afraid of a right-wing coup occurring as we read in the book that the former-director of the cia said. thats not routine. but general milleys response, his -- his determination to maintain stability, to keep people informed, to avoid a crisis. that is exactly what general milley should have been doing. >> general milleys interesting. i mean, when he testified recently before congress, he was asked about critical-race theory and he talked about how hes studied it. you know, and what everyone thin...

Worried about. yesterday you sat and listened to the _ worried about. yesterday you sat and listened to the evidence _ worried about. yesterday you sat and listened to the evidence given - worried about. yesterday you sat and listened to the evidence given by - worried about. yesterday you sat and listened to the evidence given by a i listened to the evidence given by a secretary of state, anthony blinking. you know that he was asked a question about that last drone attack to the attack in kabul...