Jared kushner on capitol hill for a second day, this time under oath, to answer the house intelligences questions about his ties to russia. And can sessions survive . Day two of President Trumps twitter tirade against his attorney general. Is the president gearing up to tell Jeff Sessions, youre fired . We start with Todays Health Care vote. Like a blockbuster movie, numerous dramatic story lines ark cliffhanger ending, and the 1 1thhour return of an American Hero. Moments ago republican and Democratic Leaders taking to the senate floor to offer their final pitches to those few republican senators that this vote hinges on. Id like to reiterate what the president said yesterday. Any senator who votes against starting debate is telling america that youre just fine with the obamacare nightmare. At the moment, no one knows the plan thats being cooked up in the Republican Leaders office. Next hour, we are expecting the highly anticipated return of arizona senator john mccain. Mccain has bee
A moment. But it is hard to believe seven days ago we were talking about the impending hurricane named harvey preparing to make landfall. This afternoon, the floodwaters continue to recede in most places, revealing the sheer enormity and destruction. Harvey downgraded to a tropical depression as it moves northeast. But the beast that was harvey battered texas, leaving a deadly trail in its wake. 38. Thats now the official number of People Killed by the storm, a figure expected to rise as emergency workers go door to door in neighborhoods that have been under water for days. The other priority, assessing the damage and the environmental threats faced by residents of houston and the gulf coast. People are not just returning home to find flooded houses and washedaway memories. There are now Significant Health concerns from standing water to possible pollution from the huge texas petro chemical industry. And this afternoon, there it is. A troubling sight in the atlantic. A new storm named
Texass governor says the price tag for cleaning up after Hurricane Harvey could top is 8 180 billion . Will that set up a battle on capitol hill . Lets start with the new warnings surrounding the Korean Peninsula where kim jong un claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, and there are signs that new tests could be coming soon. Its not clear if sundays Massive Underground explosion was the hydrogen bomb, but it was far larger than their previous test setting off a major earthquake in the process. Afterward north korea released pictures of the device suggesting it could fit on to a missile capable of striking the u. S. Mainland. So far theres no proof of that. Secretary of Defense James Mattis issued this warning on behalf of the United States, standing outside the west wing. Any threat to the United States or its territories, including guam or our allies, will be met with a massive military response. We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, naemly north kore
Moms, dads, sons and daughters, those killed range in age from just 5 to 72. At least 12 of the dead are children. We are now learning that many of them were from the same family. A vigil here overnight in a closeknit town of just a few hundred people. Msnbcs marianna ate nrncio is e with me. Shock here as i talk to people. Reporter this entire town is at a standstill. I was talking to locals who are in shock at how meticulously the suspected shooter planned this out. The fact that he was wearing tactical gear. The fact that he had multiple weapons in his vehicle. And they were shot, n shocked at what happened here, but what could have happened if he had been stopped by what many are calling good samaritans. The latest here on the ground, i just spoke to Wilson County sheriff joe tackitt who said that 12 children have died here when devin kelley opened fire here. 12 children are among the deceased. And he told me that the suspects estranged wife as well as her parents have attended thi
Remains a mystery. It is a tale of two plans though at a critical phase for tax reform for republicans. This is a live shot of the house ways and means committee. Currently marking up its tax reform bill. Later today, were expecting to see the Senate Version as an exodus of Republican Congressmen continues today. After tuesdays electoral setback, the party needs a win on tax reform. Instead, they have competing tax plans that diverge in a number of significant ways. A big one according to the New York Times is that President Trumps highly touted Corporate Tax cut will be delayed by a year in the senate plan. Despite it all, however, House Speaker paul ryan says republicans are on track for final passage by the end of the year. Yes, there are details that are being ironed out in the committee process. That is exactly how the legislative process is supposed to work. It takes time. Trust me, were going to get this over the finish line. When we do this, make good on our word, make peoples