Johnson, the executive director for the American Immigration lawyers association, talk about prospects for Immigration Reform in 2018. Washington journal is live, now. Good morning, it is wednesday, january 3, 2018. At noon, the second session of the 115th congress will convene pursuant to the u. S. Constitution. In the senate, the session will begin with two new faces when doug jones and tina smith are sworn in. We have a threehour washington journal ahead for you and we will spend our focus on what is expected to be a major issue, immigration. Toare opening our phones immigrants only, to hear your story of coming to an living in the United States. Recent legal immigrants can call in at 202 7488000. If you are a legal immigrant who has lived in this country for five years or longer, 202 7488001. Illegal, undocumented immigrants, 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. A good wednesday morning. Immigrants only in this fir
With this back here. This is not coming over us. Its going to lift northward. 60s on the temps with rain later. 5 01, sal. Good morning, sir. Did you figure out what that wat was one of our own. Lets get to the 580 commute. Theres slowing, but its not as severe or its not as slow. Its slow coming over the hill. Once you make it to livermore, it looks okay. A touch of slowing near the dublin those are holiday lights according to our editors who driveby everyday. It says happy holidays apparently. Its hard to see here, but thats what it is. Traffic is moving along well if youre wondering what that is. Traffic looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza. Moving well into San Francisco. 5 01. Back to the desk. Thank you. San jose police are searching if a man who walked into a classroom at Harker Middle School who sexual harassed and robbed an employee and this happened before kids arrived for classes. Jesse gary shows us a Surveillance Video i have been in this area for four years and never h
Reporter well, walter and sarah we have heard from Burlington County Prosecutors Office who said they expect to have an update soon but at this point all we know that is those two people were taken here to Lordes Medical Center in willingboro. This is video, from earlier today, from that scene, they were just talking about. Burlington city police say an accident occurred prior to the vehicle landing in that body of water but what exactly happened, what type of accident, if there was another vehicle involved, we are still waiting to hear. It happened around 1 00 this afternoon near Burlington City river bank, Police Say Two people were pulled from the river, we are hearing reports that bystanders, may have helped them, with rescue effort. Of course, long with Fire Fighters and First Responders. Now police said this about the condition of the people inside the vehicle. Do not have a status of the condition at this time, however, this obviously, with the, weather, with the conditions, it
There is broad appreciation the fact that our democratic colleagues who voted to close the government have now changed their mind and now will vote on final passage having just voted on culture to reopen the federal government. This was a strategy that lacked an endgame and was never going to work. The safety, health and livelihood of americans across the country didnt deserve toca be held hostage. The American People have had enough of these kind of games. E American People is a pox on both your department. I dont think anyone comes out looking very good. Surely this calculated stunt that put funding for our government, military and Childrens Health insurance at risk all because ourer colleagues wanted to accelerate consideration of the daca issue, the deferred action on childhood arrivals was a mistake by any measure. They have course had planned the strategy for months and many of them had signaled their intention to vote against any spending bills unless the daca issue was resolved
Booktv. Tonight, a look at things to be decided in the Supreme Court. In the state of the union speech. Then the federal Communications Commission because of the failure of hawaiis Emergency Alert system. Midway through Supreme Court term, attorneys and court watches at Georgetown University law center discussed some of the key cases to be heard in the coming months. The court will be deciding cases related to congressional gerrymandering, immigration restrictions and taxes of Online Shopping. This is 90 minutes. The people who are getting their food just finish up that and proceed quietly. We will get the program started. I am the executive director [audio lost] our moderator is a georgetown graduate first and most important. She was once the editor of reporter for the and now she is just an independent contractor and a reporter. And amy really, i think, probably knows more about the Supreme Court than any person alive. With that, i will turn the program over to amy. That is a tough i