Will take place. Of course, all of this is happening as a result of the current house speaker, john boehner, announcing last friday that hell be resigning at the end of october. This meeting by the House Rules Committee expected to get under way shortly. Theyll consider the rules for debate on a bill that would gave states flexibility in denying funds under medicaid to planned parenthood or other groups that provide Abortion Services. That bill coming to the house floor tomorrow. The legislative agenda in the house today includes a couple of bills that make changes to the 2010 health care law, religious measures, other would revise the definition of small employer to having 50 or less employees. Votes in the house are scheduled for 6 30. We have that live on cspan. Senates in session today. Considering a temporary spending bill that would fund the government beyond september 30th. Senators will be voting on whether to advance that bill in about a half hour at 5 30. 60 votes are require
Right now on fox 5 news atten steve guilty on all counts. One time, the power broker convicted. A crush of reporters followed Sheldon Silver as they left federal court today. Steve the former Assembly Speaker faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars. Sharon crowley here. Sharon. Reporter steve, the lower east lawmaker rose to the highest levels of power end new york and his fall just as great. A jury found him guilty of taking bribes. While the defense team insisted he did not, the jury convig him. Sheldon silver once one of the most powerful lawmakers new york has been convicted on self ren counts of federal corruption including bribery and Money Laundering a. Federal jury found the 71yearold democrat for millions and then lying about it. A good point. Reporter the prosecutor argued he used in flew tones trade political flavors to amass personal fortune. Unsomeone scheme, a prominent local cancer doctor testify he steered patients to the law firm white and lu
To a new alltime closing high there seemed to be only one stock that everyone on wall street was talking about today. Its name, alibaba, and its triumph in the initial Stock Offering managed to live up to all the hype creating a seldom seen mob of traders jockeying around the post where traders finally began trading on the New York Stock Exchange just before noon. Alibabas ipo was one for the record books bigger than any offering that came before it. Shares of the Online Shopping powerhouse blew right past the opening share house thursday and put the value on the company at roughly 42 billion, more than top competitor u. S. Giant amazon, more than ebay, and more even than facebook. And just a bit below walmart. By the close, alibabas shares were 30 higher. Kayla tausche has more on the blowout debut on the nyse. Reporter alibaba is off and running. The chinese ecommerce giant soared above 90 in its debut after pricing thursday at 68 a share. The Company Founded in the apartment of entr
To a new alltime closing high there seemed to be only one stock that everyone on wall street was talking about today. Its name, alibaba, and its triumph in the initial Stock Offering managed to live up to all the hype creating a seldom seen mob of traders jockeying around the post where traders finally began trading on the New York Stock Exchange just before noon. Alibabas ipo was one for the record books bigger than any offering that came before it. Shares of the Online Shopping powerhouse blew right past the opening share house thursday and put the value on the company at roughly 42 billion, more than top competitor u. S. Giant amazon, more than ebay, and more even than facebook. And just a bit below walmart. By the close, alibabas shares were 30 higher. Kayla tausche has more on the blowout debut on the nyse. Reporter alibaba is off and running. The chinese ecommerce giant soared above 90 in its debut after pricing thursday at 68 a share. The Company Founded in the apartment of entr
Qualified sources about what the president is up to while spending team up there. [inaudible] in terms of the familys travel schedule, well have to get you Additional Details when that travel begins. Gosh, there will be some briefings on the vineyard . Well i dont have the schedule to lay out for you in terms of what the briefings will look like but between the president S National Security adviser, deputy National Security adviser and Principle Deputy press secretary we÷g8c keep you well informed. With that i hope you get a chance to take a break while the president is away as well, and well do a briefing in here in a couple of weeks. Thanks, everybody. We posted a question on our Facebook Page asking for your thoughts of president obamas authorization of targeted strikes in iraq. Go to facebook. Com cspan and join in the conversation. Cspan2s booktv this weekend. Tonight at eight eastern with books on marriage equality, the obamas versus the clintons and the autobiography of former