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insuring flood victims that the entire country is with them. that together, we will overcome this historic flooding. at least 14 people are dead but officials fear that number will rise once the waters recede. to make matters worse, more rain, as i said, it is on the way. this is a pretty dire situation. you re looking at rescue boats there. people are going out in their communities and they re helping individual citizens, not members of law enforcement, but they are going out conducting rescue efforts. one of the scary things going on, levees have been breached. reservoirs and dams have spilled over. reservoirs, we have live pictures, they have turned into rivers. hillary sawn in kings wood, texas. you rescue operations going on yesterday. more today, hillary. tell us what you re seeing on the ground? reporter: trish, that s right. this rescue operation in king wood, in barrington. they re walking towards me now, this is where the boats coming in. i want to introduce y ....
kennedy: tonight the president arrives in the storm zone as floodwaters in texas continue to rise. what many the most of dangerous part of a disaster like this? i ll talk to a doctor about the biggest health threat. and north korea firing a big new missile directly over japan. and the white house responded with a warning for the regime. grab a shovel. it s time to dig in. in a hyper politicized climate where the 2016 elect is rerun on an endless loop, opponent of the president live by the axiom never let a crisis go to waste. many will find reasons to criticize the president force personal gain. for all this forced missteps, now is not time to take aim at his delicate dance. let s just get people out of crisis before we reengage in political bloodletting. senator ted cruz was criticized for voting against hurricane sandy but he set the record straight iing the whole thing was porkier than a pig farm and voting against government waste is not the same as voting against ....
congressman henry cuellar is a democrat from texas and specifically the 28th district of laredo -based border district which means your district would be ground zero for president trump s wall initiative. you called that wall a 14th century solution to a 21st century problem. why? guest: first of all we have seen the history of the berlin wall, the great wall of china and other places. you remember the french and the germans during world war i pics of been a lot of history. what we want to see living on the borders, we want have a secure border. there s different ways you can do that. first of all you have to listen to the men and women on the ground, the border patrol are actually there and they will tell you that they want the right mixture of technology, the right mixture of personnel, and some strategic fencing in hotspots. the other thing is i m a big believer in extending our goal line which is the us border. where we spend over $18 billion. if you work with o ....
of been a lot of history. what we want to see living on the borders, we want have a secure border. there s different ways you can do that. first of all you have to listen to the men and women on the ground, the border patrol are actually there and they will tell you that they want the right mixture of technology, the right mixture of personnel, and some strategic fencing in hotspots. the other thing is i m a big believer in extending our goal line which is the us border. where we spend over $18 billion. if you work with our friends to the south, mexico, and work with our central american friends i think we could do a lot more to secure the borders and put in a 14th century solution to a 21st century problem we have house of representatives what are the issues after president trump s mentioned the wall in a joint address to congress last week was the private property that is along u.s.-mexico border and the challenges the present would have been building wall along the p ....
[applause]. thank you. [applause]. thank you. please have a seat. thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assembly, my fellow illinoisans, it s kinda fun to start a speech like that twice in one month. what an incredible privilege it is to address this chamber. to governor and the senator, members of congress, speaker madigan, former governor pat quinn, mayor and the people of springfield, thank you for such a warm welcome as i come back home. [applause]. thank you so much. it is good to be home. thank you. [applause]. it is great to see so many old friends like john culbertson, and others, i miss you guys. it is great to be in the state capital. the in here today calls to my the first time i spoke on the senate floor, that was 20 years ago. i was passionate, idealistic, ready to make a difference, just to stand in that magnificent chamber was enough to fill me up with a heightened sense of purpose. i probably needed a little little dose of ....