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Stalemate, looked bleaker than day one. state senators had to the to d. all 11 republicans in the senate went awol yesterday, leaving oregon rather than voting on a cap and trade bill a governor calls a must. >> it would of course a historic for oregon, historic for the country and frankly, historic for the world. unfortunately, senate republicans failed to show up and failed to do their jobs. >> governor katebrown took the extraordinary step to call on the oregon state patrol to find the republ...

It relieves pressure, bloating and discomfort fast. so no one needs to know youve got gas. gas-x. something worth watching on the west coast over the weekend. this is the oregon state legislature in salem, oregon. democrats have majority control. the governor, kate brown, is a democrat. both the house and senate have big democratic majorities. one of the democrats priorities for this session is to pass a cap and trade bill. its a climate bill which republicans adamantly opposite. however, ther...

Bill. a climate bill which republicans adamantly oppose. however, there arent enough republicans in the oregon house or senate to defeat a bill like that, and so the democrats were poised to pass it. republicans figured out one thing they could do. they could leave. in order to have a quorum making a decision on action they need 20 senators to be present. 18 senators are democrats. they need 2 republicans to show up as well to be allowed to take action on any vote. wednesday night the republican...

Sergeant at arms and getting enough republicans so there was a aquarium an quorum and a . using law enforcement outside of oregon. a spokesman says, quote, osp is utilizing established relationships to have polite communication with these senators while we obviously have many tools at our disposal, patience and communication is and always will be our first and preferred option. there is some urgency as the legislative session ends june 30th. republicans who left their offices vacant say the goal...

>> let me see, global warming. >> global warming. and these rips. >> yeah. >> there was a story here that some of them were just ducking a vote entirely. >> it makes no sense because the weather is like, you know, part of how we live on this earth. you know, i feel like its being tampered with. i feel like, you know, we get cold days when its supposed to be warm and vice versa. you know what im saying. something is up with that. >> youre convinced both from the science and your life experience. ...

Went a wall yesterday, leaving oregon rather than voting on a cap and trade bill the democratic governor calls a must. >> it wouldve been historic for oregon, historic for the country and historic for the world. but senate republicans failed to show up and failed to do their jobs. >> to find the republicans and bring them back to vote. they need to go for a quorum. a couple of g.o.p. senators spoke with us from iowa. >> we do our job best when we represent our constituents best and that means do...

Pou out. >> if you dont think these boots are made for walking, youre flat wrong. you send the state police to get me, hell is coming to get you. >> reporter: she ordered the state police to bring them back to work. >> its an extraordinary move, would you agree? >> absolutely. i would also argue that the challenges that we face as a state and a nation around tackling climate change also require extraordinary circumstances. >> reporter: the wife of run of the republican senators said they went ou...

The find two to agree, they would need permission from their superintendent to use handcuffs. >> reporter: now, the governor is very clear that if they cannot get those two republican senators to come in and create a quorum she will have to call a special session because this legislative session ends on june 30th. >> i thought things were bad in washington. thank you so much. appreciate it. no access to soap. toddlers in soiled onesies. teenagers taking care of babies all coming to a head in a...

Oregon democratic governor kate brown has deployed the state police to round up republican lawmakers who fled the capital in an attempt to block a vote on a landmark claimant plan. and that was sent to the voters for approval instead of an approval by lawmakers. conservatives called for a walk out after negotiations with democrats fell apart late yesterday. democrats have an 18-12 majority, but need 20 members present for a quorum. and there is a growing mystery over deaths of american tourists ...

This comes as a total 61 house lawmakers are now calling for an impeachment vote or inquiry. we almost have a quorum. joining me now is danny savalis and julia there reporting on the hill any given day and the democrats seem to be using the hearing to make a case, what is that case for? >> yeah. i think democrats really want to follow up on what special counsel robert mueller punted to them last month when he essentially said that he did not -- you know, the justice department did not have reall...