Page 187 - Understandably News Today

Administrations actions in this regard, number one, the first two years of president obamas administration, there was virtually nothing that the republicans could stop. so if this was one of the things that was of the highest importance to him, this would have basically taken a week out of his the first two years of his first term. so why that did not happen, i cannot posit a reason. probably the greatest financial crisis in 80 years. but continue. >> but the other aspect is we dont even have ...

Make no mistake. the people that flint citizens voted to put into office had no real power. and for the state to turn around and try to put this back onto the mayor and city council and say that these were decisions they made, i mean, there was an emergency manager in place. those people had no real power. and its insulting i think to the people of flint to be told that your elected leaders cant lead and then to have something like this happen. people have lost faith, and understandably so. >> b...

Lead and then to have something like this happen. people have lost faith, and understandably so. >> bryn mickle, editor of the "flint journal," which has done very aggressive work on this story. thank you for your work on it and good luck. please stay in touch with us. >> thank you. >> thanks. well be right back. stay with us. when youve got a house full of guests on the way and a cold with sinus pressure, you need fast relief. alka-seltzer plus severe sinus congestion and cough liquid gels rush...

Sit with your readers in flint? >> again, theyre angry. flint was stripped of its democracy. make no mistake. the people that flint citizens voted to put into office had no real power. and for the state to turn around and try to put this back onto the mayor and city council and say that these were decisions they made, i mean, there was an emergency manager in place. those people had no real power. and its insulting i think to the people of flint to be told that your elected leaders cant lead and...

Of shooting and killing a police commander, lieutenant, and officer after an argument in the police headquarters building on monday morning. what exactly caused the killings of the officers is still not known. puerto ricos governor has declared three days of mourning. the family of a syrian boy who drawn drowned -- who drowned off the coast of turkey has started a new life. they met with family. the drowning received worldwide attention and put a face on the migrant crisis. the boys brother an...

Angry. theyre angry at the fact that theres a handful of people who get richer and richer. a lot of people in this country work harder and harder and have nothing to show for it. theres frustration. theyre frustrated when they watch republicans pass a huge multitrillion dollar spending bill that doesnt defund planned parenthood and doesnt do a thing about obamacare. basically gives the democrats everything they want and gives the republicans nothing. so what im seeing is that people are just so ...

To properties that were once gorgeous, overlooking the sea, and now nothing more than charred ruins. have a listen to what they said. they were absolutely traumatized. >> understandably, just really wanted to sort of look and take it in and really all you can do is try and support them. we wont be letting people back in. we wont be able to if its not safe to. >> hmm, and as you can hear, george, it just isnt safe at the moment. even to be let in that area, the flames may have been subdued, but, ...

And from local reports, i hear that tornado sirens did go off. do we know how much lead time people had? >> i cant confirm that information a t this time, but i know working with our nws partners, were able to usually give five minutes of lead time. >> in your own estimation, is that enough time to take cover? >> absolutely. >> now, understandably, and i had the opportunity to watch some of the local fox coverage out of dallas. it appears that people in roulette are trying to go back to their ho...

Sure decision-makers are brought in quite early. we are sharing work from our lapd with the schools, but theres a lot of school districts, smaller cities and others who just dont have the capability to necessarily always assess these and understandably, will err on the side of caution, but we want to make sure we continue protecting our liberties and our ability to live our lives freely, being very cognizant. >> mr. mayor, long day for you, thanks for your time. >> great to be with you. rankin...

In the community. as you can imagine, times of tragedy, people often turn to their faith to deal with such matters. nowhere was that more evident than this catholic mass i attended. one of the victims who died during the attack attended there. theres so much raw emotion, people openly weeping in church. its going to take a very long time for things to quell down here. pamela? >> understandably. dan simon, sophia, thank you so much. homeland security chief jeh johnson is taking questions about ...