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Later, the Washington Post reporter will discuss the arraignment of former Virginia Governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14count indictment this week. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live each more at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Next, the speaker of iraqs council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. Usama alnujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. His is just under an hour. In the name of god, the merciful, im really happy to be here with you today. As you know, iraq is a...

Otherwise people think i will just get through this meeting. We are not going away. In the 70s. There was a bill on president nixons desk for childcare. People thought he might sign it. That he didnt for cultural reasons. You can just imagine. [laughter] it is similar to immigration. We are not going away. Background checks. We are not going away. Womens issues. We are not going away. Impact. L have an frankly, we would rather have a change in the law that improves the lives of people. If we have a choice between winning an election or winning a positiveng to have a impact on the lives of wome...

Down, gabriel found work as an auto mechanic making less than minimum wage. It was at that time that we knew we were in trouble. For the longest time, we tried not to go on public assistance. Not us. But one day i found myself at the kitchen stove trying to stretch a little pasta and tomato sauce and i swallowed my pride and applied for food stamps. It was at that same time that i heard about head start. At first i must admit, i thought, head start, isnt that that Poverty Program for lowincome families . Granted, we were at the worst times in our life economically, financially. So then we went...

Live in lafayette, louisiana. You said you were starting, you thought, to feel some of the bands of this coming through . Reporter we definitely are. The rain here is light, but it is certainly kicking up and has been i would say for the last 45 minutes or so. This is just the beginning. We are hearing stressed repeatedly that this is a very slowmoving storm. Thats a reminder not to become complacent. You mentioned tens of thousands without power. Some in new orleans being told to shelter in place. In other areas, there are coloterry, sometimes mandatory, evacuation areas. Not only does the st...

Emergency preparedness officials are warning there are possible tornadoes as this storm passes. Mississippis governor has joined louisianas in declaring a state of emergency already. We have cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar with us now who has just gotten an update. What are you learning this hour, allison . Right, the latest update still shows what weve been seeing the last 24 to 48 hours, that the storm is still continuing to intensify. Albeit slowly, but that in and of itself presents a concern because the slower this system moves, the more time it has to dump a tremendous amount of rain....