First of all, imagine for a moment someone tells you that theyre giving you a gift worth 237 million. I mean, thats enough money to make you want to shout. Write this, start making plans, telling everybody you know but then you find out that the actual value of that gift could be zero well, thats what happened this week on an historically black college, black University Campus in tallahassee, florida this would have been the largest donation ever to an hbcu and we know how these schools have been so underfunded, right . This one has had some very public financial challenges, especially but to understand this massive collapse, lets go back one week, to may 4 thats the de of florida a m universitys Commencement Gregory Two Rami is introduced as the ceo of better sun farms corporation. He gave a speech that ended with the Surprise Announcement along with a huge ceremonial check hundred and 37 million and bad away the money is in the bank all the cheering there. Did you hear the background
Good evening everyone im lurk coats here with audrey philip, this is a Special Edition of cnn tonight. Kevin mccarthy obvious house speaker. He has said hes not going to run again. Now the house will be assessed for a week, and they wont even return until next tuesday night for a conference meeting, before theyre a potential vote later that week on electing a new speaker. That means the house will be closed for business, meanwhile mccartney who lost that speakership gavel today, he said this tonight. These are the same people that never voted for me, but after we went through 15 rounds, im not sure those individuals are looking to be productive. Well this is certainly a moment in american history, in a string of number moments, ive never seen anything like this before. Never before has the speaker lost the job in a vote on the house floor. It happened with with the pounding of a gavel. The office of speaker of the house, of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared
Good evening, everyone. Im laura coates, here with abby philip, and this is a Special Edition of cnn tonight. Kevin mccarthy, i listed as house speaker, he says hes not dont even run again. Now, the house will be in recess for a week. Theyre not even planning to return till next tuesday night for cough conference meetings, before then, a Potential Vote later that week on electing a new speaker. So that means the house will be closed for business, maybe well get another speaker. Me while, because he lost that speakership gavel today, police said this tonight. These are the same people that never voted for me, they thought it was big they went to present. After we went through 15 rounds. Im not quite sure those individuals are looking to be productive. Well, this is certainly a moment in american history. And a series of a number of moments that weve never seen anything like before. Never before has a speaker lost the job in a vote on the house floor. And it happened with the pounding of
Headquarters in New York City. Senator bob menendez calls it the biggest fight of his political life. He had the knives out for everyone from prosecutors to democrats who say feel a political opportunity. Binge watchers and Channel Surfers rejoice. Hollywood appears to be back in business. After 146 days in the picket lines, the Writers Unions says it struck an exceptional deal with the heads of the studios. Whats in it and what does it mean for your favorite shows. Families of fbi agents increasingly under threat. Prosecutors under 24hour protection. All of it the result of a toxic mix of overheated rhetoric and an angry and polarized public that officials increasingly fear will explode into violence. How do we turn down that temperature . A lot to talk about today. Well start in new jersey where senator bob menendez made it official. Not only wont he step down after fridays detailed and devastating indictment on bribery charges, but he claims some yettobe revealed facts will exonerat
Im frances rivera. And im philip mena. Buzz is about the revelation that the president has requested we begin this morning with the the pentagon to stage a military scandal rocking washington. Parade through the streets of after one of those closest to washington. Its certainly not unprecedented the president , white house staff but some are asking why now and is it worth spending tens of secretary rob porter, resigned a millions . Day after british news outlet nbcs chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson has thedailymail. Com, reported on allegations from two exwives the story. Claiming porter physically and verbally abused them. Reporter its been 27 years the white house says porters since tanks and troops paraded decision to resign was a past pennsylvania avenue. Personal one and that he would stay on temporarily to ensure a now the pentagons preliminarily planning another procession. Smooth transition. Why divert time, energy, but new reporting from the new Financial Resourc