Leader kevinrity mccarthy spoke to reporters today, answering questions on the possibility of more economic aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic, reauthorization of the federal Surveillance Program and President Trump saying to curtail the power of social Media Companies by executive order. Mr. Mccarthy before i begin this weekly press conference, i want to do something different. I want to spend a few minutes paying tribute to an American Hero that we lost yesterday. You all knew him. Congressman sam johnson. He was a hero in every sense of the word. Sam was a republican member who served in this chamber for 28 years. Before being sworn in, sam had already done to this country than anyone else. You see, sam was an air force pilot and flew missions in korea and vietnam. He was shot down and served in hanoi hilton seven years. 3. 5 of those years was in solitary confinement. He was one of those type of individual it was just an honor to get to know. I want to tell some personal s
Questions on the possibility of economic aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Surveillance Program and President Trumps aim to curtail the powers of social Media Companies by executive order. Mr. Mccarthy before i begin this weekly press conference, i want to do something different. I want to spend a few minutes paying tribute to an American Hero that we lost yesterday. You all knew him. Congressman sam johnson. He was a hero in every sense of the word. Sam was a republican member who served in this chamber for 28 years. Before being sworn in, sam had already done to this country than anyone else. You see, sam was an air force pilot and flew missions in korea and vietnam. He was shot down and served in hanoi hilton seven years. 3. 5 of those years was in solitary confinement. He was one of those type of individual it was just an honor to get to know. I want to tell some personal stories so the rest of the country can no who this hero was. Sam was on my deputy whip t
Claims at 8 30 a. M. Eastern time. Economists are expecting 3. 5 million jobless claims falling record 3. 2 the following week. We will bring you those numbers and jobs number coming out tomorrow. We are expecting a firm e tone with Dow Jones Industrial average up 332 and s p by 72. Take a look at the numbers. Dow industrials down 973 points at the close yesterday. S p 500 down 114. President trump is considering grounding domestic flights between hot spots to try and contain the spread of the virus and boeing to send early retirement as the virus takes a toll on the aircraft industry, its 73 max fleet remains grounded. Coronavirus impacting the 2020 race. Former Vice President joe biden calling for the Democratic Convention to be pushed from midjuly into august. This as pandemic could lead to virtual election. Long lines at Grocery Stores. What you should be getting right now and how to store it and what measures can be taken to make sure takeout orders are safe. We are getting answer
The Bush Administration pursued a policy of detainee mistreatment that since has been acknowledged to include torture of detainees. And the process that got the United States of america into a place where it was torturing detainees was a Legal Process that was full of mistakes and failures by the office of Legal Counsel at the department of justice by mr. Bybee, by mr. Mr. Hugh and by following them mr. Bradbury. Lets start with just a word on the office of Legal Counsel. Within the department of justice, the office of Legal Counsel is seen as being the best of the best. The department of justice prides itself on attracting and training and perfecting the skills of the best lawyers in america. And as a United States attorney, i had the privilege of serving with a lot of absolutely spectacularly skilled lawyers and trial advocates just in the small rhode island u. S. Attorneys office and of working with others from the department of justice. And i have just a very, very high opinion of
Fire when passengers say a man a few words behind her smelled smoke and noticed it was somebodys backpack burning. The plane is on route back to sfo right now as we speak. Stay tuned for more at 11 00. Our other top story. Investigators now believe a san jose state student who said she was abducted at knife point now say she made the whole thing up. She said a man abducted her from san jose and forced her to drive there and said her car ran out of gas. Police irntercepted viewe police interviewed her and she stated she fabricate it. Closing arguments for the se sierra lamar jury trial. The jury has learned a lot since january, they were remiechded about the pain and horror hadder family feels still not knowing where her body is. Spoke about what prosecutors told jurors today. Thats what makes this crime especially cruel and why the death 3e7bpenalty is warranted. This family still dont have the answer they wanted which is where their daughter is. She was convicted of. Was convicted of