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this is not a way to treat people. >> the law's author state senator pierce testified that a's's safety depends on the law. >> in syria the reports of deaths are mounting. a huge explosion rocked damascus today. kofi annan is expected to brief the security council about the latest. president obama has signed an executive order authorizing new sanctions against the syrian government and iran for attacking citizens. >> trial of the man accused of killing singer jennifer hudson's relative. hudson took the stand and broke down several times as she remembered having to identify her family...

an idea that has bipartisan sport, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blamed. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public nominations receive a simple umor down vote within 90 days. the executive branch also needs to change. too often, it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i have asked this co...

routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american ...

>> good to see you. have a great day. from studio 7, i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. let's get you up to date for this wednesday, september 7th. in texas, more wildfires break out as the state battles its worst fire season on record. at last count, 22 new fires are burning. those and dozens more have scorched 120,000 acres in the last week. and across the state, four people have died and more than 700 homes have burned. for many people who have evacuated, there is heartbreak when allowed to go back home. >> my heart is pounding. it's pounding so hard right now becaus...

party, and what this country has or hasn't learned since 9/11. plus singer josh groban. >> i laughed. i cried. i think i through up too. >> a man who can make anything sound good, even my tweets. >> i might want to give some of your very dramatic, very passionate tweets, the gravitas that they quite frankly deserve. ♪ memo to all the spotty tax dodging door scrounging anarchists in london, please just give it a rest for today, can you ♪ ♪ thanks >> this is "piers morgan tonight." he gets more impertinent every time i hear that thing. josh groban is coming up later and is most e...