House comes to alexandria. One day after spending 11 hours in a congressional hot seat, Hillary Clinton took the short trip to alexandria for a campaign rally. Our senior political reporter scott thuman was there. This is a Rare Campaign visit outside the state. We are hearing so much about, iowa and new hampshire. Scott it is, aldlyson. But i guess virginia now is a swing state. It has been for the last couple of cycles. It was interesting. You mentioned the testimony yesterday. Hillary clinton never referenced it. At least not directly. She instead let Terry Mcauliffe the governor of virginia do that. He had a go at it pretty good about the benghazi testimony. Instead she just continued to reference herself as a fighter. She said she is not a quitter. While she did at times tout the democratic record, the administrations record saying its one to run on, they shouldnt run away from it. At the same time she was careful to distance herself from any previous president. When i look at wha
The entrance to the gorilla habitat and this morning one came over to a woman who crea d created another zoo visitor told us shes concerned for the safety of the animals. Five females. All came out, went to different parts of the enclosure, and just sat. Sort of like they were looking, like they were wondering what had gone on. Reporter a Security Guard was opiated at the entrance to the zoo preventing all media from going inside with tv cameras, so we bought a ticket and walked in with our smartphones. Were also concerned honestly that the zoo evidently shut things down for the press and journalists. Reporter no zoo Staff Members were made available, but according to a written statement by a spokesperson psychologist terry l. Maple has been hired to investigate this case. We talked to him by phone from florida. It has a mechanism that is there to be operated in an emergency. The door can be stopped. And in this case it was not stopped in time to save this little gorilla. Reporter kabi
Foreign relations chairman called mike pompeo a star. I think its one of the most outstanding nominees we could have for this position. I did not know him well when the process began. I knew he did a very good job as the director at the Central Intelligence agency. I have to say, through the process of him going through the confirmation hearings, the conversations weve had, the meetings weve had, i think you will be exemplary. Mike pompeo finished first in his class at west point. He graduated from Harvard Law School magnum cum laude. And then he served in congress as a representative through kansas. Most recently, hes been the cia director and in the middle of north korea talks. A key liberal photo why she would be voting no. There are many reasons, its pretty straightforward. Mike pompeo is completely unfit to serve as americas chief diplomat. During his time in the public service, mike pompeo has embraced a variety of views that betray americas values. Republicans countered saying t
WASHINGTON Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to recommend today closing hospitals and outpatient clinics from Massachusetts to South Dakota in the biggest effort to reconfigure the country's largest health care system since it was created after World War I.
WASHINGTON Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to recommend today closing hospitals and outpatient clinics from Massachusetts to South Dakota in the biggest effort to reconfigure the country's largest health care system since it was created after World War I.