sterling, virginia on the republican line. good morning. caller: thank you. good morning jesse, i don't believe i've ever talked to you, but i have always appreciated your commentary. i have been really impressed, even though you are relatively new. about qpq or bribery, extortion, impeachment for that, i find all that irrelevant ocause last months november 11 -- last month on november 11 i went to bed thinking the mueller report had been put to bed, i would be doing yard work or something tomorrow, but around 3:30, 4:00 tomorrow morning i started hearing about how we had withdrawn our support from the kurds. i thought that was really terrible, because when george bush withdrew his support in afghanistan, i thought, mr. trump must have thought that was a really good idea. that turned out really well. so you know, everybody believes that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, doing the same thing over and over again is the definition of insanity, so why would he just go ahead and do the same thing that pushed did -- that bush did? dry drunk or does he have the spine of a jell

45, impeach 45, the virginia lady talking about christian, there is nothing christian about that woman either. host: thank you for the call from miami. the nbc news white house correspondent with a tweet, we mentioned earlier that the pension had -- the president had more than 100 tweets or retreats. dayer two for any single since his account started in 2015 when he tweeted 100 51 times. that according to fact-based feed. series ofent has a tweets today and that the democrats and impeachment. also a china agreement. is from indianapolis, leroy. good afternoon. welcome to the conversation. to say i just wanted love c-span. thank you for covering and letting us watch live and not putting any extra opinions onto it. i'm not a fan of donald trump at all. the trial, whatever you want to call it. i have not heard nothing that i could sit there and say he is guilty. i just can't. host: let's be clear, there hasn't been a trial, there have been committee hearings. the trial will take place in the senate. watchings a person this, i have not felt i could sit in a courtroom and say he is gu

at what they're doing to all of us and our children. >> keith from fisherville, virginia, thank you. and for all of your calls. again a recap over the opening session on wednesday evening that included statements by all members of the house judiciary committee, a contentious 14-hour session that ended before midnight last night as the committee then gaveled in this morning for a very brief session along a party-line vote moving ahead with two articles of impeachment, articles that will move to the house for debate next week. in case you missed it, the chairman of the committee jerry nadler gaveled in and then proceeded with the roll call votes. here's what happened. >> thank you. juice recommittee will come to order a quorum being present. having agreed yesterday to the amendment and articles of impeachment against president donald j. trump, pending business, reporting quorum being present, the question is now in the motion to report the resolution h-res 755 amended favorably. pursuant to cause 5, house rule 16, a cause to the resolution con tainds two resolutions. we will divide th

spanberger of virginia. thomas from ohio, next, democrats line. caller: hi. democratink the think they were ahead of themselves. instead of impeachment, they should have explored the 25th amendment, the president's mental capacity. host: why go that route versus impeachment? what makes you think there is enough support to go that route? caller: i know there is no support within the republican party. that is why i am a democrat. he obviously has mental issues and they should have explored that first, that is all i have to say. host: what is wrong with the articles of impeachment? caller: it is kind of a week -- weak case. it is kind of amorphous. i think they should have explored that first. host: when you describe them as weak and amorphous, what do you base that on? caller: i am talking about his mental capacity. host: the articles of impeachment, you describe them as weak -- weak and amorphous. why is that? caller: obstruction of justice, how do you prove that? that? you prove obstruction of congress and abuse, how do you prove that? we don't have enough witnesses. from waterford, michiga

printed in art b of house report 116-334. for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia seek recognition? mrs. luria: mr. chairman, i have and at -- i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in part b of house report 116-334 offered by mrs. luria of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 758, the gentlelady from virginia, mrs. luria, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from virginia. mrs. luria: thank you. i yield myself as much time as i might consume. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. luria: mr. chair, i rise in support of my amendment to h.r. 3, the elijah cummings lower drug costs now act. my amendment would ensure that federal employees benefit from say -- from the same contracting practices as stated in if the -- stated in the fair price negotiation program established by the underlying bill. close to 30,000 of our constituents in virginia's second congressional district are federal employees. and they should all be able to benefit from this monumental legislation t

the house judiciary committee, which continues today starting at 9:00. david in west virginia, independent line. pedro. good morning, the democrats run on a platform to takech the president over the house and they will have a partisan vote to impeach him. why can't republicans run on a platform to take the house back each thempeach -- unimp president. this is a joke and the republicans can get back. democrats are saying it is my way or the highway. they will continue that into the election. host: helen in florida, democrats line. caller: i would like the republicans to please address the facts. it tell me why they are blocking subpoenas, which is a legal action, why they don't let rudy giuliani and all the people, mick mulvaney -- all those people to testify. why is that ok to block his tax returns? why doesn't he comply to the laws? that is the question and all the other things about biden and all that is all -- you must address the issues. host: are you saying those people should testify before the articles of impeachment go forward? caller: yes. i am also saying all these s

two minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from virginia, mr. whitman. mr. wittman: this is not a good conference report. this is a great bipartisan conference report. we made significant strides in a wide range of areas that improve our national security posture from installing a respect tabble includingine and even related efforts on the widow' tax and housing reform, this has become an impressive bill. i was concerned about our ability to complete the work in this conference report. when we initially debated this i voted in opposition because of various riders included. n conference we debated vigorously and we moved bipartisan support for our service members and their families. chairman smith and ranking member thornberry should be proud of this effort and our sea power projection exathes are more lethal. sea power projections subcommittee we authorized he three destroyers, two oilers and one frigate. we accelerate unmanned vessels. we continue to fully support the rapid development of the raider bomber and the columbia class submarine programs both essential elements of our

president. host: from west virginia, carl. caller: sir. man is auditioning for a job at msnbc. if he can't see there is nothing political about what took place down there, then he didn't read the text message between lisa page. host: so we have moved on from the inspector general report. we have moved onto the articles of impeachment. what do you think about those? caller: i think it is a sham. i really do. i think it is a sham. schiff can prevent the republicans from calling witnesses. they say it is fair because they have a vote on it. naturally, he tells all his people to vote no on the request 's witnessesblican and they vote him down. the democrats can call any witness they so desire. this is a kangaroo court. that is what it's all about. i know you have to be careful because if you say anything wrong, you would not have access to some of the big politicians. i understand you have to be careful what you say. host: we are neutral regardless of whatever guest is on our show. guest: with respect to the rules of how this goes, the way the constitution works is the house sets their own rul

yom from virginia seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 26 offered by ms. loria of virginia. the chair: 3ur sunt to house -- lution 748 and the resolution 748, the gentlewoman from virginia and a member opposed each will control five minutes. ms. loria: thank you. -- mendment directs noaa to s. luria: my amendment directs noaa to consider the potential of a shoreline project to help the communities around them. more than half military installations are or will be at risk of recurrent flooding. greater hampton roads is one of the areas most vulnerable to flooding in the entire united states. hampton roads is home to the largest navy base in the world, and installations from every branch of the service. when it floods in coastal virginia it's a local nuisance as well as a threat to our national security. coastal virginians are stepping up to meet this challenge. the cities of norfolk and virginia beach have proposed almost $1.5 billion in coastal resiliency infrastructure. but hampton road

coastal states of virginia and maryland whose water ways are included in the state's coast alt zones. he shorelines of arlington and alexandria virginia are included in the programs. to clarify the virginia side of the potomac sell ingible while the district of columbia side is not -- is eligible while the district of columbia is not. this would connect this gap and subject to submission and approval of the coastal zone management plan. coastal floods do not recognize state borders. the district of columbia is at a risk of continued increasing flooding. since 1950 noaa reports a 343% increase in nuisance flooding in the district of columbia and a single 100-year flood event could cost over $1.2 billion in damages, including damages to federal property. i also want to note that in addition to consolidating 10 bipartisan bills, the legislation also includes a range of bipartisan amendments. i'm proud my own amendment will be included which ensures 5% of funds for the working waterfronts grant program will be used for technical assistance. this will help states and local governments with ea

answer questions. dan in alexandria, virginia. caller: thank you for taking my call. to the gentleman earlier who said that democrats did not give republicans a chance to call their own witnesses and so on and so forth. from my understanding, the democrats followed the rules that were adopted when john boehner was speaker of the house to a t. if anyone has a problem with the process the democrats followed, it is a republican process that they followed. saytionally, i just want to , the other item that has come up is whether or not the facts have been contested and from my perspective, the facts have not actually been contested by republicans. has beenfacts mean contested, perhaps, but it is true that trump has been blocking witnesses from testifying. and it objectively true, is objectively true that that is obstruction of congress, so i do not see what is up for debate. host: silver spring, maryland, paul is next. caller: republicans united like never before. i think all of the republicans are looking [inaudible] you have to forget trump and just move on past trump, man. i don't under

the news media is doing is playing right into his hands. host: virginia, republican line, ontario.ear from onler: this is my opinion impeachment and why my republican party loves me, this is a fact that has not been answered yet and that fact is why they trump withhold the aid? if he gave them aid in 2017 and 2018, why did he stop giving them aid in 2019? it cannot be beat -- it cannot be because of the hunter biden investigation. i haven't heard an answer to that. lies of the people in -- the lives of the people in war right now -- said some republicans have the president withheld aid over concerns of corruption. caller: what concerns of corruption? corruption wasn't a concern in 2017? it wasn't a concern in 2018? zelensky ran on anticorruption. there is no reason for withholding that aid. host: part of the presentation yesterday in front of the house judiciary committee came from the republican lawyer who was -- his take on the evidence .athered steve castor was part of the proceedings. [video clip] >> this unfair process reflects the degree to which democrats are obses

. i yield back to myself and i'll recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. klein. >> madam chair, you indicated to me that you would allow me to make my uniform consent after you had asked your questions, so i'd ask for uniform consent -- excuse me, anonymous consent to introduce two letters -- >> the gentleman will suspend. who is speaking anonymous consent? for what are you seeking anonymous consent? >> i have two letters addressed to you on december 4, 2019 and december 5, 2019. >> without objection. >> the gentleman from virginia. >> i have a brief parliamentary inquiry regarding scheduling. >> the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last week i expressed concern regarding the deeply flawed and partisan process the democrat majority has been undertaking during this impeachment inquiry. mr. chairman, i'm particularly reminded of your quote, there must never be a narrowly voted impeachment or an impeachment substantially supported by one of our major political parties and largely opposed by the other. such an imt impeachment would call into legiti

: mr. speaker, i move pass pend the rules and h.r. 4566, the virginia beach act.g the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. to clerk: h.r. 4566, a bill accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash relief of ns for the the families of victims of the mass shooting in virginia beach, may 31, 2019. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from alabama, ms. sewell, and the gentleman from mr. smith, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from alabama. ms. sewell: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks and include materials on the consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sewell: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from alabama is recognized, ms. sewell. strong ll: i rise in support of the virginia beach strong act, a bill authored by my friend and our colleague from virginia, congresswoman elaine luria, to ensure donations to virginia s of the beach shooting are

from carol in west virginia, independent line. caller: good morning. i don't know if i will be really .atching the sideshow or not every time wen is give foreign aid to any country, attached stipulations to that foreign aid. whether we want to change -- say , we help them or people has support -- that money got attachments to it. theend money down to triangle countries to help those countries that has got attachments to it. there is money attached to all of our foreign aid. i don't like the impeachment. i did not like it under clinton. we shouldsically, impeach all the congressman and senators because all of them are getting kickbacks from foreign countries or foreign lobbyists within our country to lobbies the way they want the policies written. the way i looked at it is in a sense, everybody up there is countries orgn foreign people interfere with our policies and our elections. host: that is carol in west virginia calling us on topics related to today's hearings in the house judiciary taking a look at the evidence that has been presented over the last few weeks regarding the

. susan: after his famous raid at harpers ferry, west virginia. prof. jackson: yesterday, december 2, was the anniversary of the execution. it was a major turning point for how people felt about slavery. it was one of those moments i was just referencing, where a critical mass of people thought, if john brown was willing to do this, surely i can stand up and say i oppose slavery. yes, he carried out this grassroots organizing campaign not on his own, but with the help of a number of black leaders in various cities and also canada. he traveled to canada, he held a convention there with black leaders, many of whom were exiled from the united states. he had six financial backers in boston called the secret six who were willing to give him money for weapons and for whatever plan he might have, they were secretive about it. even the men who marched with him did not know exactly what they were going to do before they did it. he is the most famous, probably the most famous radical of this period, and attempted a coup d'etat that failed on the day -- basically he was able to hold a federal a

. from wendy is joining us west virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. he seems to know a lot about ambassadors. and very concerned inquisitive about the fact that our ambassadors were not given any information to deal with the ukrainian president. is that common practice for our ambassadors who are basically being paid by the american people to do a job. that theyon practice bring in another set of people to deal with a situation without giving the information to our ambassadors so they can do the job? host: we appreciate the question. guest: a lot of presidents have used noncareer appointees to handle diplomatic issues. president trump has been more any to use his own political appointees rather than the career diplomats. he has been a believer that it was fine to disrupt the traditional ways of diplomacy. the downside is there are situations where the career diplomats have more background and the political appointees are new on the job. there is a disadvantage. guest: he is using his personal attorney as well. book.two notes about the the cover represent

gentleman from virginia. we'll you asking for -- just cycle that forward. >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> ok. >> are there any minutes? >> there are no limits. it is the chair's intention, when we finish this article, to adjourn for the evening and come back at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> i just wanted to announce that, for scheduling purposes, now does anyone seek recognition? was that mr. scott? yes. he is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, first of all, i think we ought to reflect a bit about this article. we have things like a false affidavit and false statements. the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, spared me the necessity of quoting from the dictionary. certain words but monica lubinski was not provided with -- lubinski -- monica lewinsky was not provided with the definitions. there was evidence that she didn't know she was being recorded. she said what she thought certain words meant. knew they wereo being recorded, trying to get her to change her mind about the definition, but monica lewinsky didn't. we have to have a witness for there to be tamp

ircallers think. let's go to vivian who's calling from fredericksburg, virginia. vivian, good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. well, the 2%, i wish he wouldn't tell the people, especially trump supporters. the 2% is supposed to be spent on the -- their military, not ours. and they say that he's doing a good job, the economy is doing so well. none of them. you look at those people at the rallies, none of them got a 40 1 k. if you are doing three jobs, you are on disability or you're getting something out of our dime. people that are working or retired and paying taxes. the economy is not doing good at all. i've talked to so many people that's working two or three jobs that they never had to do before. so those people that think he's doing good, they're getting free stuff. and the media needs to investigate them. if they can stay in line for two days straight in a raleigh, they can work. they should not be in disability nd this needs to stop now. host: let's go to deborah from jamaica, new york. caller: good morning. i just wanted to reiterate what she sai

committee, the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. connolly: i thank the speaker and my good friend. i rise today in strong support of h.res. 326, it's finally on the floor. i just heard a revision of history from my friend from ohio. we were prepared to bring this resolution up on the floor in july. this has nothing to do -- it wouldn't even have mentioned president trump and secretary pompeo's strange acknowledgement of settlements that are recognized as illegal in international law. this resolution is not, as the gentleman from new york would have you believe, lacking in a recitation of all the grievances and incidents that continue to plague israel and the palestinian people. this is a prescription for a solution which apparently my friend from new york is not interested in. a two-state solution has been the policy of republican and democratic administrations, and if you want to call it partisan, you take the blame because you, on the other side of the aisle, are the ones who have blocked -- mr. engel: i yield 30 m

virginia. he says, for millions of americans like me, trump isn't an imposter, there isn't anything impeachable. he released the aid within the timeline. a tweet says that the american people can see right through the democrats and what this is really about. they think everybody is stupid. the american people are not stupid. we go back to your phone calls. stephen in youngstown, ohio on the republican line, welcome. caller: how can we believe that any of this is legitimate when the democrats were looking to impeach trump before he even took the oath of office? it went from one thing to another. they said he would not accept mueller report, they are the ones who did not accept the mueller report. they said he wanted to make deals with the russians, it was obama who said to the russians, i'll give you a better deal after the elections. he didn't want anybody to know what he was doing before the election. he told them he would give them a better deal after the election. it was the bidens who were wrapped up in corruption in the ukraine, and anytime you ask him about it, he gets all ang

yield back. >> the gentlewoman from virginia ms. wexton is recognized for five minutes. rep. wexton: thank you. thank you mr. mnuchin. glad to have you back with us today. in september, the house passed the uighurs human rights policy act which is bipartisan legislation that was authored by senator rubio and cosponsored by 44 senators and 130 u.s. representatives including many on this committee. this week, the house passed the intervention and global humanitarian unified response act or the uyghur act. both these bills seek to hold officials in the chinese government responsible for the gross violations of human rights in china's uyghur autonomous region including the mass internment of over 1 million uyghurs. as well as china's intimidation of u.s. citizens on american soil. the uyghur act passed 407-1. would you recommend to president trump that he sign these bills when they come across his esk? sec. mnuchin: i'm not going to make any comments publicly about what my recommendation will be o the president one way or another, but that doesn't mean i'm not recommending it. rep. wext

yield back chingt the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to memorialize roanoke businessman mr. biddle porterfield iii who contributed greatly to the arts, education, and business community throughout southwest virginia. mr. cline: among the many civic leader schaap roles, he served on california council on higher education, was president of the museum of art and roanoke valley chamber of commerce, in addition of being chairman of both of roanoke valley business council and united way of roanoke valley. he believe in roanoke's potential and knew the star city to play a pivotal roll in the development. as a native and leader, he believed it was his life's purpose to serve others and his community. i'm grateful for the commitment and passion that he had for the roanoke valley and wish to extend my deepest sympathies to his family for their loss. may they find

. spoke aboutpelosi 20 minutes ago. this was reporting from th ehill.com. we go to leesburg, virginia, democrats line. this is karen. caller: good morning. to the judgment from new york, i do care. a lot of americans care. i will say this is a democratic voter. i did not vote democrat to have some wet fish to turn around and do whatever is necessary for the purpose of our politics. i vote because i stand by the integrity of the person i'm voting for so they will uphold and maintain the constitution of the added states. i will say this. trump, because he does not listen, this is the reason why he failed. had he never mentioned biden at all in the conversation, this would not be here. it would all be about corruption in ukraine. but because he did that and he did not allow his administration to come to the floor and tell their story, you allowed the house and the congress to write your own story. you did not allow your people to testify so now you have no choice. people ask, what is going to happen? it is not going to pass in the senate. my victory is it is probably not going to go anyw

was reporting from th ehill.com. we go to leesburg, virginia, democrats line. this is karen. caller: good morning. to the judgment from new york, i do care. a lot of americans care. i will say this is a democratic voter. i did not vote democrat to have some wet fish to turn around and do whatever is necessary for the purpose of our politics. i vote because i stand by the integrity of the person i'm voting for so they will uphold and maintain the constitution of the added states. i will say this. trump, because he does not listen, this is the reason why he failed. had he never mentioned biden at all in the conversation, this would not be here. it would all be about corruption in ukraine. but because he did that and he did not allow his administration to come to the floor and tell their story, you allowed the house and the congress to write your own story. you did not allow your people to testify so now you have no choice. people ask, what is going to happen? it is not going to pass in the senate. my victory is it is probably not going to go anywhere. mcconnell is not going to do anyt

failed to overcome disunity in the ranks. alan is next in virginia. welcome. caller: hello. host: you are on the air. caller: good morning. one thing i want to say. i really appreciate what you folks do in being very evenhanded in presenting all without anyues spin. i much appreciate that. i think this needs to move forward and get done. the fact is, the results are predetermined. me and maybe i am ignorant on this, is the fact that the president asked for an investigation of a potential political rival in a foreign country. a does not seem to be asking foreign country to intervene in the election. it seems to me that he has a what may besue corruption and maybe criminal acts that may have been perceived. see any potential interference in the u.s. election. i just don't see it. maybe i am missing something. host: here is what michael gerhardt, one of the four who testified yesterday, spoke about that issue in particular. [video clip] ifi just want to stress that -- what we are talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable. misconductcisely that the framers who cre

gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of this bill. most people believe that in all as long as one parent is a u.s. citizen a child is automatically a u.s. citizen. in reality, the immigration and lays out what procedures a child must go claim it. mr. cline: a child of a u.s. citizen automatically becomes a citizen if the child is under the age of 18 and is iniding in the united states a legal and physical custody of the citizen pursuant to a lawful for permanent residence. his creates a problem for some who are serving overseas in the military or other u.s. government positions and who return to the united states. until very recently, u.s. itizenship and immigration services, uscis, had been interpreting the term residing u.s. cover children of citizen government employees or members of the u.s. armed forces employed or stationed outside the u.s. that interpretation, however, with other tent parts of the i.n.a. and inconsistent even with the state interpretation. thus, there were instances

all it said was the federal government would not get in the way of virginia having a standing army because george washington had fought an eight-year war. he had to ask congress three times for congress to appropriate money for a standing army because he understood it at the time. where are we today? we are arguing whether i have the right to carry a gun. the way i read the constitution is i have the right to carry a approvesng as my state it and as long as i belong to a militia. the only argument you could make is -- legally, is i have the right to protect myself and i have the right to happen -- have my state have a militia. ift: wouldn't that make it you look at it -- the bill of rights -- that would be the only -- as part of the constitution, the only amendment that is specifically applied to states. none of the other amendments are focused solely on a state. wouldn't that stick out like an anomaly in the constitution? craig, are you still there? fought in the civil war, so that is not true either. slavery was fine until we decided it was not fine, it is immoral and having a gu

another's family, went through what i went through. where i live in lynchburg, virginia, just in case you didn't know. take action. doors and way showed up. silent because you think we should be. we don't want another family going through what many families have gone through. why this morning and that building is the nra trying to take us back. i am here to say we are going forward. we are not going backward. because we are going to fight until we went. we are going to fight until we win. let's fight! [cheering] at this time, it is my honor to introduce chris murphy. [applause] >> that is a hard act to follow. this is one of movement looks like, right? i am not dressed for the rain but i am dressed for a movement. what i know is that they are going to increasingly be here because they cannot beat us out there. they are going to try to get the courts to protect them because the voters one upper deck them any longer. because we come up for the first time in a long time, we the anti-gun violence movement are finally stronger than the gun lobby is. that is why we are flipping seats all ov

froms go to midlothian, virginia. i've got two quick questions. how come they haven't brought in an independent counsel or if that's a good idea or not or will that take too long. i know with both nixon and clinton they brought in an independent counsel. the second one is if for some reason that president trump does get impeached and removed from office, at that points what can mike pence do, what role does he play in dealing with president trump? if he hasn't committed a crime then he doesn't get pardoned but if it does rise to a level of a crime could he pardon president trump just like nixon was pardoned by ford? guest: that's the answer is the gerald ford pardon. as far as the constitution says that the president has the pardon power. so mike pence at the president would have the pardon power, except in paces of impeachment, that's in article two section two. so pens could not pardon him from the impeachment. and he wouldn't do that because if he had the authority to do that then he would basically be tossing self out of office. but as you mentioned, gerald ford pardoned richard

virginia off cycle election, it was the number one issue. we see guns commanding a more important place in the political debate going forward. we are fighting hard. we have been involved in supreme court cases. organized a coalition of advocates, academics and others , to submit various briefs to the court in support of our position. we think it would be a travesty against the people, also, public safety interests. where the court to use this case as opportunity to expand gun rights under the second amendment and potentially endanger our ability to pass gun laws that are specifically enumerated to be allowed. we are watching very closely. i think the facts are on our side, both procedurally and in terms of jurisprudence but we will see how it goes. we will be gathering thousands of advocates in front of the 2, all court on december of d.c. and certainly the country is going to see how passionate the defenders are. >> you described this as an arcane law. and the issue moot in new york, but obviously, this is no longer in the court of public opinion but in the supreme court. how concerned

taking my call. my representative, jennifer wexton out of virginia is to keep up the good work onboardshe has been with what republicans want and people in northern virginia are educated, not like callers .alling on the republican line one of the previous callers mentioned people need to read and turn off the puppet heads of cnn and msnbc and they were lying about the mueller report. the mueller report found 10 instances of impeachable conduct, so he should take his own report -- advice and read the mueller report because he would see there are impeachable offenses within there. they also lied about the special investigation -- special counsel investigation's cost. that goes even further into the entire conspiracy that is one nra, gop leadership and the white house and we see criminals like paul manafort and michael cohen and roger stone classchael flynn qualities characters that play -- theyhe conspiracy are being thrown into prison. all they have done is sold out their country for a slice of pie from vladimir putin and the oligarchs that run russia. this one said if people check the c-s

family back to virginia and maryland in the -- in fact, back to england at the time of shakespeare. and they traced -- and they back thango further my grandmother in kentucky. they said, do you know why that is? you know the story have told, and i said yes. they said that can't be. i said, what do you mean? he explained there are chromosomes that only flow from the father and only from -- others that only come from the mother. and in fact, she was not the product of a white man and a black woman, but a black man and a white woman. she was probably put up for adoption. but if you just think about when she was born, that was a very dangerous thing to be. do you understand? and so, the presumption was that she was either, you know, adopted or abandoned or something. you think you know yourself. but you are constantly discovering. host: what about your dad? was he in the picture when you were growing up? fmr. gov. patrick: not much. my parents split when i was four. i have a very vivid memory of -- believe it or not -- of that day. i didn't know him very well growing up. he was a jazz music

your journalism career? patty: my first job was at a small newspaper in huntington, west virginia. it folded shortly after i got there. i went to the morning paper, the herald dispatch. i was there three years. . then i came to "usa today" as a founding editor. it was a start up. no one knew nothing about us. than we became the largest newspaper in the country. that was really exciting? patty: what's take you to journalism in the first place? a little bit of woodward and bernstein. how you combine telling stories with a desire to make the world a better place. susan: as you look at the world of journalism from when he started or even with usa today began, what are the differences today and those earlier years? patty: gosh, i wish i could be more optimistic, but there were many more generalist than there now.right the losses that mainstream press publications have had to the digital news zero have been decimating -- news you are have been decimating. particularly where there are news deserts, no news outlets covering the news for a large swath of the american people. troubling.y we hav

held in charlottesville, virginia, was hosted by president george h w bush and laid down education standards that are still in effect today. the george and barbara bush foundation founded this -- hosted this gathering. [applause] >> george h w bush said he wanted to be the education and environment bush and one-of-a-kind look, gentler america. how better to tell us his vision for this summit than george h w bush himself. ♪ ♪ >> the spirit of this summit is how can we get results? we are here to put progress before partisanship, the future before the moment, and our children before ourselves. and now it is time to defined goals. this is the time for action. i value your advice and ideas as we continue to refine the federal role. to those who say money alone is the answer, i say that there is no one answer. if anything, hard experience teaches that we are simply not getting our moneys's worth in education. our focus must no longer be on resources. it must be on results. this is only the third time in nation that aas a president has called a summit with the governors. i've called

, voters elevated gun safety as their second most important issue. in virginia, it was the number one issue. we see guns commanding a more important place in the political debate. we are fighting hard. we have been involved in supreme court cases. organized a coalition of advocates. academics and others to submit various briefs to the court. we think it would be a travesty against the people, also, public safety interests. using this case as an opportunity to expand gun rights under the second amendment. potentially danger our ability to pass gun laws that are specifically enumerated to be allowed. we are watching very closely. the facts are on our side, both procedurally and in terms of jurisprudence but we will see how it goes. we will be gathering thousands of advocates in front of the supreme court. all of d.c. and certainly the country is going to see how passionate the defenders are. that's on december two on the day of the hearing. >> you described this as an arcane law. this is no longer in the court of public opinion. how concerned are you this threatens to undercut limits on

mayor michael bloomberg traveled to norfolk, virginia for his first campaign stop since announcing his candidacy for president. mr. bloomberg spoke about his decision to enter the race and took a few questions from reporters. mr. bloomberg: thank you and good afternoon, it is great to be here. in norfolk. let me start by saying i was glad to support nancy's campaign for the house of delegates. she is going to be a strong leader on the big issues facing this community and the whole state, including climate change. and i'm happy to also say that i supported 14 other virginia democrats who also won elections, thanks to the good work of so many volunteers and supporters who knocked on doors. and in january, democrats will take charge of the state government for the first time in 25 years. it's about time. in 2018, i also supported two congressional candidates here in virginia who won. jennifer wexton and elaine l., who represent this area. their strong campaigns helped the democrats capture the u.s. house of representatives and began holding president trump accountable for his dangerou

, and the virginia off cycle elections, it was the number one issue, so we see guns commanding an even more important place in the political debate going forward. we are fighting hard. we have been very involved in the supreme court case, organized a coalition of advocates and academics and briefsto submit various to the court. we think it would be a travesty against the will of the people and the public safety interest of all americans were the court to use this case as an opportunity to expand gun rights under the second amendment and potentially endanger our ability to pass gun laws that are specifically enumerated to be allowed. so, we are watching very closely. are on our facts side both procedurally and in terms of the jury, but we will see how it goes. we are going to be gathering thousands of advocates on december 2, the day of the hearing. all of washington, d.c. and certainly the country is going to see exactly how passionate the defenders of gun reform are. >> you have described this as the arcane law and the issue moot in new york. obviously, this is no longer in the court

. here with new hampshire, we see an increase of 23%. main, 21%. vermont, 20%. west virginia, 23%. ohio, 22%. indiana, 15%. .entucky, 15% once again, we are the states and the rust belt and appalachia , they are seeing the most dramatic increases in the death rates for americans ages 25 to 64. once again, what is going on there? keep in mind, you can call in. we want to hear from you about what is going on here. before we take more calls, let's look at some of our social media followers and what they have to say about this. here is one tweet -- host: let's go back to our phone lines into see what you think about why americans seem to be dying young at a -- alarming rates. let's go to angela, calling from texas. good morning. caller: i think a lot of it has to do with addiction. i think that addiction does stem from, you know, mental health issues. i figured out a long time ago that you don't get addicted to something. you get addicted to nothing. feel happy, you can't feel sad, you don't get excited. unfortunately, especially with the younger kids, it is so, it's really prevalent

virginia. >> mr. me thank you very much and thank all of you just for what you do everyday. not just being in here. i mentioned earlier than when we were meeting the back of my sister developed early derivative and the expense the family was exported. we were able to afford imagine if you did have successful family business i ever be able to afford. also, am thrilled to storage learn from the merced river that the economic reform is learning how to focus on alzheimer's. as a major step forward leaders of the world will have 60 some presidents of companies therefore that. and esther and eight on thank you because my mother my father my sister all died while all on hospice care which made an enormous difference for us. i thank you. and the say that i was fascinated to learn is we struggle struggle the democrats and republicans of the issues of the debt. we all know that you cannot make any progress on it by just looking at the defense budget or non-defense discretionary that is sister cute security medicare and medicaid. john larson has evidently thoughtful sissy. 2100 bill which i hop

taxpayers of the state of virginia pay me, and my job is as a law professor. an importantses point, where we live in a society where there are a lot of surveillance cameras, not as many today as there are in europe. in europe, there is surveillance of you could in london, they are very quickly to identify attackers, not just in the recent incident but incidents going back years, and subway bombings, they are able to identify that much quicker because they have these cameras, but americans, we do not want to live that way, and that makes sense. it is worth noting that when you're out in public, anyone can see what you are doing. think yourdo not activities in public, whether your license plates or the lights are protected from the government or from, friendly, anybody who sees it, but the caller is right to be concerned that with all of the capabilities that the government has, that that could be used for bad. to say ok, are these things bad, as it turns out, when the privacy and civil liberties board, which is what we are talking about, they identified not as angle government failu

need to restructure our education system. begins today in charlottesville, virginia. a compact between parents, teachers, principals, superintendents, state legislators, governors and the administration. our compact is founded not on promises but on challenges. each one a radical departure from tradition. toope that you can join me define national goals and education for the first time. from this day forward, let us be an america of tougher standards, of higher goals, and a land of bigger dreams. [applause] [applause] >> you may well have wondered what those first two presidential summits with governors were. the first was the former governor of new york, teddy roosevelt, who, near the end of his second term, convened the governors and a group of other people in the white house for a conference on conservation and natural resources. the second one was another former governor of new york, franklin roosevelt, who invited his fellow governors to his inauguration, and asked them to stay over to the following monday so he could meet with them on a series of issues at the interface b