Democrats call it just the beginning. Cnn has more live from capitol hill. Good morning. Reporter good morning, to you, carol. A short time ago, Police Officers came out to the house floor for a regular security sweep. They asked members to clear the floor, it was then when nancy pelosi and other members refused to leave and making their speeches. They kept this sitin going throughout the duration of the night into this morning. Fueled by pizza, brought pillows, blankets, iphone batteries. One member telling us that she brought from home hear spare toothbrush. Republicans, theyre not backing down, and they have adjourned for recess for the next two weeks. Democrats, they too, are digging in. Saying they intend to keep this going. I ask that all of my colleagues join me on the floor. It all started around 11 15 wednesday morning. We will occupy this floor. We will no longer be denied a right to vote. Outraged democrats, seizing the house floor, demanding a vote on gun control, after the
And these actions may only be the beginning. We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the course of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth. But neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced. President john f. Kennedy addressing the nation at the apex of the cuban missile cr in 1962. He said we are not prematurely or unnecessarily going to have a nuclear war, but we might have to have a nuclear war. We wont shrink from that if it must be faced. Russia put missiles in cuba. The u. S. Threatened a nuclear war to get those missiles out of there. The russians did ultimately get them out of there without a nuclear war. But we were on the bring, october 22nd, 1962. Exactly, exactly 25 years after that on the 25th anniversary of the closest we have ever been to Global Nuclear war, the United States air force made an announcement. They announced that something had happened in cheyenne, wyoming, that was a little unusual. T
Is required and it is under way and these actions may only be the beginning. We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the course of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth. But neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced. President john f. Kennedy addressing the nation at the apex of the cuban missile crisis in 1962. He said we are not prematurely or unnecessarily going to have a nuclear war, but we might have to have a nuclear war. We wont shrink from that if it must be faced. Russia put missiles in cuba. The u. S. Threatened a nuclear war to get those missiles out of there. The russians did ultimately get them out of there without a nuclear war. But we were on the bring, october 22nd, 1962. Exactly, exactly 25 years after that on the 25th anniversary of the closest we have ever been to Global Nuclear war, the United States air force made an announcement. They announced that something had happened in cheyenne, w
Exactly, exactly 25 years after that on the 25th anniversary of the closest we have ever been to Global Nuclear war, the United States air force made an announcement. They announced that something had happened in cheyenne, wyoming, that was a little unusual. This is an American Nuclear missile silo. See that thing on the ground there that kind of looks like a squished star wars fighter or something, kind of that oddshaped angular thing there . Thats a blast door. It weighs 90 tons. The silo holding the Nuclear Missile is underground and the blast door sits on the ground on top of the opening of the silo so if for some reason the missile blows up underground, there is that handy 90 ton blast door tamping down the explosion and basically holding the whole thing in. The United States air force announce quietly to the local press in wyoming that there had been a bit of trouble, a little bit of trouble with one of these, with one of these Nuclear Missiles and with the silo and one of these
Obamacare on day one of his administration. But does he have a backup plan in place . Executive action. The president with drawing the u. S. From a key trade agreement he says thats good for American Workers but what does it really mean for manufacturing job at home . Lets start with the briefing one of the most hotly anticipated in my memory for sure press Secretary Sean Spicer has become a punchline after a widely ridiculed statement from the Briefing Room podium on saturday. Spicer said in particular President Trumps inauguration featured the largest audience to witness an inauguration. That is false. Check out the two shots, one on the level from president obamas first term inauguration in 2009, on the right from President Trumps inaugural on friday. Spicer also claimed the Floor Coverings you see in the photo on the right were a first for this inauguration, gave an improper view of how many people were there, unfairly highlighting areas of no crowds. January 2013, Floor Coverings