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In federal funding for new york city security efforts set aside going back to 2006 has not been used yet. shannon? >> shannon: all right. thank you for the update. well, president obama is honoring police officers who have died in the line of duty. mr. obama just finished speaking at the national peace officers memorial in washington. malini wilkes is stabb standing with more on that. >> reporter: its a familiar sight in washington every spring. thousands of law enforcement officers from all ove...

China trimmed the holding of the treasury debt by 1.3% in february, the fourth consecutive decline. china remains the largest foreign holder of american debt but there are concerns that the reductions there could force the u.s. government to pay higher interest rates. finance soaring budget deficits -- to finance soaring budget deficits. well, that is just the kind of information that has many tax protesters livid on this, tax day. in americas election headquarters tonight, chief political corre...

China trimmed the holding of the treasury debt by 1.3% in february, the fourth consecutive decline. china remains the largest foreign holder of american debt but there are concerns that the reductions there could force the u.s. government to pay higher interest rates. finance soaring budget deficits -- to finance soaring budget deficits. well, that is just the kind of information that has many tax protesters livid on this, tax day. in americas election headquarters tonight, chief political corre...

Oscar, i dont know if you can get it. this is fantastic. right here. can you bring it in farther than that? what does it say? >> in the year of our lord christ. thats the way jefferson signed documents. the other fun thing when his presidency of the united states december of 1800, he started church services in the capitol. the church he started in the capitol became the largest church in america. i have sermons preached in the capitol. jefferson thought he could help the worship service in the c...

Oscar, i dont know if you can get it. this is fantastic. right here. can you bring it in farther than that? what does it say? >> in the year of our lord christ. thats the way jefferson signed documents. the other fun thing when his presidency of the united states december of 1800, he started church services in the capitol. the church he started in the capitol became the largest church in america. i have sermons preached in the capitol. jefferson thought he could help the worship service in the c...

How about some real southern american history with all that it contains and not this "gone with the wind" version. im glad to see that the governor said tonight that he should have included some reference to slavery in his proclamation and that he apologized for omitting it. unfortunately theres a lot of this talk today. the governor of texas rick perry talked up secession. whats with all the states rights talk? we reported last night the phone call congressman john lewis received with all the r...

Steps of the capitol, when you have threats going to members of congress, that someone has to take responsibility for this incitement. and i think that at least some of it has to go to her responsibility. >> because there has been some angry stuff hurled at republicans as well. eric cantor, for example, the number two republican in the house. hes gotten some very hateful anti-semitic literature thrown at him. it is not just democrats. >> yeah, it pretty much is. i mean, frankly, the venom of the...

Agree on, move bills separately, gotten the job done, and then move on to further whatever needs to be done. that wasnt given as a choice. >> reporter: are there some things in this bill that you actually like, substancewise, that you could say, i would support that if it was just independent from the big bill? >> well, no pre-existing conditions continues to stay in there. of course i support that and some of the insurance changes but i will not vote for this bill the way it is. i mean, our deb...

Far enough in doing that. >> we have work to do. the senate bill is a better starting point than the house bill. >> reporter: the congressman is being lobbied heavily. he was invited to the white house twice within 24 hours but in talking to him and several other undecided democratic lawmakers, it is far from certain whether the presidents stepped up involvement will be enough to muster the votes. jim and kiran? >> dana bash reporting from the capit capitol. well have to see what happens. >> its...

Things i assumed he believed in. with that said, i respect his service to the country. >> the white house press secretary sarah sanders was in the room. she joked he was having a nervous breakdown with the answers about mccain. the senators body arriving from arizona. he was greeted by james mattis. mccain will lie in state at the u.s. capitol where the public can pay respects. the mccain family and his mother will ascettend the ceremony at capit capitol. >> on thursday, thousands packed the p...