in 1932, the american legion created the sense of the american legion as a program. since then, its inception, we have an standing side-by-side with the american legion. today is no different. we come here to stand side-by-side with our veterans to make sure they are taken care of. one of the things when i was trying to write this speech. i don't normally read speeches. they speak off the cuff. they kept referring back to commander charlie seen carrying legacy forward to this at 1932, since american nation was created to carry principles for which the american nation stands and that is why we are here. so allow the faa numbers please stand up? [applause] commander schmidt, please stay standing, guys. please. this is the sao exercise program. up and down, up and down. commander schmidt, in front of you. they come here mostly on their own expense, to stand there and help. we don't toot our own horn. we are here to help, but today i want to showcase the fal to everyone of you. like i said, we come here on our own expense. her passion is their veterans. the ones standing

we pledge to continue to work hand in hand with our american legion and sons of the american legion to advocate for public policies and funding that improves the well-being, quality, and quality of life for our troops, our veterans, and their families. we will continue to night for -- fight for a strong, well equipped military to keep our nation strong and free. and commander schmidt, thank you for the opportunity to address the legion family at today's commanders call and to all the veterans. thank you for your service both in and out of uniform. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> tonight president trump delivering his first address to a joint session of congress. we'll have live coverage when the speech begins at 9:00 eastern time. and join us during the hour prior for our live preview and stay afterward as we get your reaction when things have wrapped up. all here on c-span. live now to the floor of the house for

the american legion knows v.a.'s system is worth saving. good morning chairman bost, ranking memberesty and members of the subcommittee. on behalf of the national commander charles e. schmidt and the 2.2 million members of the american legion we will speak to you upon the adjudication of claims. -- secretary david shulkin we believe v.a.'s a system worth saving. we need v.a. to listen to us. we need v.a. to work with us to ensure management success. the american legion has over 3,200 accredited representatives with representatives in each of v.a.'s regional offices. this level of assistance and expertise by these individuals led the american legion to represent over 408,000 veterans in the last fiscal year. many view are representatives for veterans. we could be a fleet of advocates for v.a. but they need to not only listen to us but implement it. the system are intertweend. n.w.q. is not viable without a properly functioning vbns that has the advocacy of service officers. they briefed n.w.q. it was designed to maximize its work force and a

the american legion nosya is the system we are saving. good morning chairman bos, ranking member sem members of the subcommittee. on behalf of the national commander of the charles e. smith and the 2.2 million members of the legion, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you regarding the impact of national work upon the adjudication of claims. va secretary david schulz in the american legion sentiments regarding value and place the highest of their nation's veterans during his confirmation hearing. we believe the da to work with us to ensure management success. the american legion is over 3200 representatives in each of the a's regional offices. the level of assistance and expertise that the american legion to represent 804,000 veterans in the last fiscal year. many pr representatives of advocates for veterans for the fact is we could be afflicted by the kids from pa. they also implement what we are asking. the management system are inextricably intertwined. nwt is not viable without a properly functioning dbms that allows for the full

veterans need the american legion today more than at any time than ever. we need you. [applause] >> i'm honored to be here with you today. those who i love most and knows best knows that i had the great honor that i was mentioned serving in a hotel far away from here and those people are those who had the great honor and privilege of knowing and some of our fellow vietnam veterans left us, but i'm the person i am today, if there is a small easure of success -- [know audio] senator mccain: we were proud to come home with honor and i'm honored to be with you today. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> senator, we will be in phoenix to visit the v.a. commander, would you introduce our next guest speaker. >> it gives me great pleasure to introduce our next speaker. he was confirmed by the u.s. senate as secretary of veterans ffairs on february 13, 2017. unanimously. how often do you hear of a senate agreeing 100-0 votes. he served as v.a.'s secretary for health, leading the nation's largest integrated health care ystem with 1,700 sites serving 9 million veterans. he has hel

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legion regularly conducts regular quality review visits. last year we met and discussed the impact of nwq. some welcomed it, others had concerns. these concerns exist from line to leadership. a disconnect exists. a developer at one location may not develop a claim related to another. another complaint of nwq was pulling claims in and redistributing. despite completing the bulk of the work on the original regional office does not receive the credit. one said it was disheartening to have an employee complete the bulk of the work while another area against the credit. implementation -- they simply need to listen. on behalf of the nation's largest veteran service organization, we thank you for the opportunity to speak. i will be happy to it answer to questions you have. thank you. chairman, ranking member, members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the 1.3 million vfw andof the accelerate, i thank you for the opportunity to testify. i want to clarify the vfw supports nwq and this is how we believe we can maximize efficiency using every resources

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they began briefing the american legion in 2015. it was designed to maximize the workforce in a more expeditious manner. the american legion recognized the potential for the program however concerns existed and continue to exist regarding its implementation and execution. the advocacy of claims has been a local venture. a veteran could reasonably expect a claim to be developed at the local va office. much of claims add voe sa ki is built on internal relationships and nwq would serve some of those relationships. va advised that the local regional office would service the first filter wrrks the claims would be add jujudicated however, in some office, this has proven untrue. from minnesota, 99 to 30% over the course of two years. a major complaint received by our service officers is the fact that vb mrms does not have the ability to alert representatives in claim's development. va has occasionally removed a case prior to theted period of . during the last in july of 2016, service officers were asked to raise their hands. they were aske

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on be -- on the big map you are seeing a red line across the legion. that is typical. but 270, atypical now. backed up from the spur to gaithersburg. in montgomery village we had report of an earlier incident southbound side blocking the right lane between shady grove and 28. northbound before montrose, report of a stall to the right shoulder now. for folks on the beltway now you are seeing a red line on the left of the screen. here it is in a live view for you. this is the inner and the outer loop for you trying to make the trip from bethesda to virginia. inner loop delays from 355 to new hampshire avenue in montgomery county. on the outer loop is expected to be heavy to make it to the legion. michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- work from home on the couch? make money watching television. too good to be true? the legit offers and whether it's really worth it next. jonathan: our "good morning washington" crew cannot wait for here is autria godfrey. >> thanks, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington." a closer look at the impact of trump's border

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coming from the 270 spur down dn across the legion bridge ingin better shape but look at the l inner loop as you make yourke or way through tysons across therot bridge. just anticipate some extraomtra time added to your commute.om as we go back to our maps from p skyfox aside from the southeast-southwest freewayst-se crash that cleared there'sed hes some looks at 295 on theon th southbound side where you're jamming by eastern avenue a50 inbound from cheverly to 295 heavier traffic.ffic. the outer loop still pretty prey quiet through college park.ugh . 95 to georgia avenue.gia ave volume is increasing but notbutt enough to cause any majormajor slowdowns yet. yet. 95 and southbound still in thele clear from the icc down to the e beltway and through greenbeltouh baltimore-washington parkwaye-wa loing gogood. so if you have an early early morning flight at bwi traffictrf should not slow you down onlow o the way there just yet.. 270 very quiet throughough rockville thisor you make your way out from frederick 70 to the truckic scales abok ut a five minute m delay. metro is on teime right n

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elsewhere for you we are slow if you are making a ride across the american legion bridge. regular delays heavy for folks between maryland and virginia. if you are making the trip to tysons and on to annandale. michelle? michelle: next on abc7 news, $2 million up for grabs. a high school math and science competition comes to d.c. we talk to two students here competing for a piece of the top prize. jonathan: have you ever take an personality quiz online? they are fun. do you know where the information about you is going? here is "7 on your side" reporter scott taylor. scott: hold it! i'm talking to you. are you taking a facebook quiz i'm scott taylor. i have a warning for you. >> i feel like all of it is tapping into things bigger and scarier than people realize. scott: where is your personal oh, how waso good!en house? look. 800 square feet, 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, 15 minute ride to work. dude! dude! i know! your credit score must be amazing. my credit score? how do i check? credit karma. it's free. that's great! that's super easy. um hm. that's a credit score. just whi

starting to trickle on to the inner loop of the american legion bridge and heading up to the 270 spur. on the outer loop you will find heavy volume as well. traffic from tysons making the way through gallows road. montgomery county, inner loop and outer loop seeing heavy volume through connecticut avenue. on the inner loop side it is slow and heavy making your way to new hampshire avenue. on the outer loop, heavy volume to the exit ramp northbound 270. taking a look at 66. westbound at nutley street. heavy volume continues to route 50. that is a look from the traffic control center. back to you. jonathan: we have breaking news to tell you about. we will show it to you. this is out of sacramento now. a tight picture. when it pulls out you will see 17 cars, they look like freight cars derailed. they accordions and are in the river. if you familiar with sacramento you leave sacramento and go along the delta there. this is the river you are running alongside. look at the cars. they are either buried in the water or the mud alongside the track. 17 cars came off the track. we do not know wh

by then the 18-year-old up-and-coming rapper was well known to his growing legion of fans. among t >> he performed and put on a great stow. he stayed and shook every kid's hand and took every picture. that touched my heart. brad: his real anytime was douglas brooks. he was gunned down outside a party at a family member's apartment in suitland last august. his aunt and mother crushed. >> if you knew him, you knew who he was. he was friendly, a superhero. >> he was humble. >> one thing he wanted to do is take care of his family. >> i love him so much. brad: at the time the police only knew three men were seen running away. they got two big breaks. a man was linked to the crime scene by the court-ordered ankle bracelet and then 18-year-old deshawn watkins of southeast d.c. was arrested while carrying a gun later linked to swipey's murder outside the party. they were arrested and charged with murder over the weekend. >> we believe gentlemen were on the scene there to rob this party. brad: so the detectives here at police headquarters believe this was to be a robbery. they don't

. >> a legion of border patrol agents, ground centers are waiting. even some private citizens working on their own to stop migrants and drug smugglers from getting across. >> this is the scene in the matrix. >> in tim foley's world, the border lands are a threatening place. >> this is the red pill. this is what this world looks like. >> border recon controls around the u.s. mexico border with less than 100 people. >> i've been called everything in the book. i've opinibeen called a domesti extremist. >> he said foley's group is made of native extremists. foley sees the flow of drugs, undocumented migrants and the wide open spaces of the border as the country's biggest threat. along the nearly 2,000 mile u.s. southern border, there is already 700 miles of fencing and barricades already in place. here in sasabe, arizona, the fence stretches several miles but approach the end of town, it abruptly comes to an end like these border fences often do as it stretches out into rugged terrain in the arizona desert. >> i put my cameras about 5 minutes from the ro

on the brakes over the american legion bridge to the 270 spur. outer loop heavy from the 270 spur to georgetown pike. sluggish from the toll road to gallows road. clear out on 270 as well. heavy from shady grove road from an earlier incident making it to clarksburg on 121. that is a look at traffic watch. back to you. jonathan: thank you. the 2017 washington auto show wraps up this weekend. today mike carter-conneen explored the show to find the car that everybody is either talking about now or they will be. mike: for the first time it has a newton floor showcasing luxury cars. but most are just browsing, not buying. >> i do it first. i can never afford these. nice dream >> don't want to splurge too much. >> on the floor the art of motion features artists like sean perkins. >> a lot of people are coming up asking hey, can i get a custom paint job? >> like every year, it features the hands on contest. competitors have spent 70 hours with the hands or the other body parts attached to this hyundai. >> for the most part we have been hugging on wheels

traffic starts near tysons heading up across the legion bridge to the 270 spur here. river road, the traffic is at a stand still for both directions. just wi spot past river road to the 270 spur there are two crashes on either shoulder. it's all just adding to the mess for now on the beltway. also looking at the beltway delays on the top side past connecticut avenue for the inner loop. not as bad. outer loop is heavier going the opposite way. 395 northbound. that is a tough ride. you head across the 14th street bridge. plenty of volume. up the beltway for i-66. the pace isn't as bad now. delays on the westbound side. 95 southbound in woodbridge is slow to move in the sun as well. that is all from the traffic center. for now, back to you. michelle: thank you. it has been one year since a dead youly severe weather out -- deadly severe weather out break across southern virginia and maryland. the disaster caused $2 million in damage. this is from waverly where one of the stronger tornadoes hit. jonathan: i remember being down there last year. we were walking throughth the

. >> reporter: now, this was held at the holocaust memorial at the palace of legion honor. we asked about the recent ruling of the ninth circuit court to not reinstate the ban, at least temporarily. one rabbi said it was a small victory but we must remain vigilant. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, a law dating back to the clinton administration against veteran families. >> it's supposed to offer them a path to redemption and rehabilitation, not a path to deportation. >> our investigative unit found hundreds of non-citizens who served in the u.s. military with honor now deported. unlike cable. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. committment to some of thosewho >>> semper fi, always faithful. that's the motto of the u.s. marine corps, but have they shown it to those who serve? >> this segment shows families split apart by that very question. >> according to the u.s. justice department, 101 veterans end up in jail in the u.s. and they are more likely than non-veterans to serve time fo

at wilson bridge on that portion of beltway inner and outer loop look going problem free on american legion bridge and all bridges including 14 street looking nice any questions for the commute @erinfoxdc on twitter and we're clear by clarksburg road. back to you wisdom. >> 4:37 is time and update to backing news at 4:25. we now learned four people hurt last night in southeast were all shot. this happened around 10:30, 2900 block martin luther king jr. avenue no word what led to the shooting. >> we're following up on a story we last brought to you friday. >> students at deboy elementary school southeast are angry over a bed bud and don't preb him at the school. >> the latest on this troubling store yes, i annie, back to you. >> good morning, wisdom, maureen, school officials tell us they hired professionals to get rid of pests. parents are telling thus continues to be a problem and if you look left here straight ahead this a classroom where the parents tell us that the infestation began prek classroom at savoy elementary southeast. we heard interest a number of outraged parents demanding an

right now, the road surfaces inside the beltway, the market legion bridge right now, 58 degrees. it's hard to get snow to stick around the immediate metro. the best likelihood north and west of d.c. early in the morning. if you have anywhere to go tomorrow, leave extra time, especially during the early morning. for southern maryland, but it could mix in with a little bit of snow for the district, arlington, alexandria, prince george's county. northern montgomery county, frederick, one to three edges of snow. around the mason-dixon line, up philadelphia, new york city, boston, looking at a huge snowstorm. they will be measuring eight to 12 inches, boston make it over 14 inches. 4 a.m., mainly rain inside the beltway. northern montgomery county, towards frederick in hagerstown, looking at temperatures in the middle 30's and snow changing over to all snow by 6:00 a.m. by 8 a.m., most of they should beginning to bash should begin to move off to the north and east. skies eventually clear. we may have snow showers during the daytime. the wind will be the bigger story tomorrow. temperat

once the box is full, members of the american legion come out to collect. >> good feeling to see that. people just aren't throwing them away, know they'll go to the proper place to be disposed of. >> on flag day, they host special ceremony and burn them one by one. now one person was hurt after a sinkhole swallowed up two cars in california. oh, my goodness. both cars dropped 20 feet in studio city. firefighters lowered a ladder to get a 48 year old woman out of that hole. she is expected to be okay. water was seen raging in the hole underneath the roadway. officials believe recent rainstorms are what caused the street to crumble. >> meanwhile california now bracing for yet another wave of torrential rain today. and tomorrow actually after above average rainfall has already triggered an unusually number of mudslides. officials say there have been five mudslides along highway 50 in the past week. blocking lanes of traffic. crews are on the highway now putting up fences and other barricades, trying to hold mud in place. >> while the west coast gets drenched, the east coast is enjoying q

she was assigned to the all-black legion. williams contracted smallpox and was hospitalized. yet her gender remain hidden for almost two years until a surg exposed her. she was immediately discharge from the military. >> martin delaney was born in charleston, west virginia to an enslaved father and free mother. he moved north to pennsylvania where he learned to read and write. in 1833, martin began an apprenticeship with the pittsburgh physician and opened a successful medical practice. he began publishing a newsletter and later joined frederick douglass to aid publications in rochester, new york. delaney recruited thousands of men to the union army. martin persuaded president lincoln to create an all-black or led by african-american officers. delaney was commissioned a major , making him the first black line officer in u.s. army history. hethe post-war years, contributed to civil rights for african americans. he's considered by many to be the father of black nationalism. aaron: for more stories from "military times" black history month, go to militarytimes .com/blackhistory.

enter loop delays on your approach to the american legion bridge. the work zone it blocking the transition lane as you approach the cabin john parkway and top from the tyson's area and slower traffic once you get to the bethesda area between 355 where you'll see a work zone as well. that's the latest from traffic watch. we have more news coming up after the break. >> you're watching abc 7 news at noon on your side. jummy: right now you're looking at the white house. we have several angles for you this noon. we're moments from now president trump will hold the joint press conference with israel's prime minister their seats there. starting to fill in. we'll take you there live as soon as we see the two world leaders again to speak. in the meantime we have must-see video you need to see out of australia where a train nearly struck a biker that was on the tracks. take a look. the biker moves out of the way in the nick of time. the biker jumped to avoid being hit by the train. the bike was crushed as the fellow bikers looked on. luckily no one was injure

but once you pass gw parkwaypawy across the legion bridge br things open up. you updated onon those slowdowns much giveuch ive yourself about 15 extraout 1 minutes right now.minutes no if y'r earlier train malfunction at addison road r silver lined r sl delays to wheel rereston.reeston we'll keep you updated ondatedn fox5. we'll be back with yourith your 6 o'clock hour in just a few. e. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> this is fox5 news >> breaking right now. now a violent night in the district. two police officers recovering r in the hospital this morningospi after a tashootout in northeastt the scene still very active atca this hour.this ho this was just one of severalseva crime scenes overnight.e sces we have team coverage ahead.d. >> plus, the president set tot take center stage at cpacatpac today. this comes one day after the aft vice president's apperearance ap there vowing top put an end to o the affordable care act. this morning we're learningleang why that task might not be soo easy. >> and a live look outside.ou it's friday morning, february 24th, 20

i know, the weather is constantly evolving, but i still don't see any major storms in site for this legion. impact from that same storm, definitely two, separate pieces of the puzzle eventually will be lining up to bring us more wind later in the week here. but, by the time we hit the weaken we actually see that system long gone. nice warming trend. so something for everybody in this forecast, little up, little down, and i want to walk you through everything. we start things off by taking you outside. yes, what i promise you, the sun shining nicely here up in northampton county look from hotel bethlehem, did i see the flags that are in the foreground there waiving ever so slightly, and gently in the breeze, there they go, right on q. we don't have any kind of major wind issues out there today. very far cry from what happened yesterday. i was asking on twitter what kind of crazy wind stories do you have from yesterday? i was at the gas station, the win literally slammed my car door shut as i was trying to push it open to get some gas. nut. i saw all of these garbage cans, just scattered all

there are legions out there trying to bring him down and i have had e-mail exchanges with his wife and i think she's very smart. i have not had any conversations with jared kershner, but i have read and seen his speeches. i don't know don junior or eric and i assume they are smart and more importantly donald trump did not fall off-- off of the fruit truck on the weighted town and make a billion dollars. he's successful and there is a reason. host: to your point the kids are lovely and smart. i'm going to shift gears a bit. i'm a gay rights supporter. in the book you explain why i shouldn't be worried about trump supreme court overturning gay marriage. explain that a bit to people who may be like me. guest: i had the longest conversation with my editor. i said people care about the decision upholding same sex marriage in all 50 states which was a five-four decision in the book i write i expected president trump gets one more point after this went from the left side of the core meaning and you can 82 so to mayor, roe v wade will be overturned. i believe that because it's bad law and it d

"legion" is about this confusion. he doesn't know to begin with. we have people telling him one thing. then another group of people come in and tell him that his whole life has been a lie. the line between reality and unreality is very unstable for him. as it is in the real world in the moment. there's a lot of people who can't really tell reality from unreality. and some hold positions of government now. and that's fine. it's an interesting time to play with a show that dances on the seam of the fabric of reality. >> it sucks you in. >> like his eyes. >> admit it al. >> i'm sucked in. i really am. i almost forgot to ask, i am so captivated "beauty and the beast." you get the call to play the beast, what goes through your mind? what are you thinking? >> i mean a few things. that go through your mind. it's epic. it's one of the great fairy tales of all-time. somebody is asking you to step into the shoes or in my case stilts. and portray one of the great characters from fairy tales and bring one of my favorite characters to life. and to do that with

"legion" is about this confusion. he doesn't know to begin with. we have people telling him one thing. then, another group of people come in and tell him that his whole life has been a lie. the line between reality and unreality is very unstable for him. as it is in the real world in the moment. there's a lot of people who can't really tell reality from unreality. and some hold positions of government now. and that's fine. it's an interesting time to play with a s set sucks you in. >> like his eyes. >> admit it, al. >> i'm sucked in. i really am. i almost forgot to ask, i am so captivated, "beauty and the beast." you get the call to play the beast, what goes through your mind? what are you thinking? >> i mean, a few things. that go through your mind. it's epic. it's one of the great fairy tales of all-time. somebody is asking you to step into the shoes or in my case, stilts. and portray one of the great characters from fairy tales and bring one of my favorite characters to life. and to do that with the incredible people. and with original music and

"legion" is about this confusion. he doesn't know to begin with. we have people telling him one thing. then, another group of people come in and tell him that his whole life has been a lie. the line between reality and unreality is very unstable for him. as it is in the real world in the moment. there's a lot of people who can't really tell reality from unreality. and some hold positions of government now. and that's fine. it's an interesting time to play with a show that dances on the seam of the fabric of reality. >> it sucks you in. >> like his eyes. >> admit it, al. >> i'm sucked in. i really am. i almost forgot to ask, i am so captivated, "beauty and the beast." you get the call to play the beast, what goes through your mind? what are you thinking? >> i mean, a few things. that go through your mind. it's epic. it's one of the great fairy tales of all-time. somebody is asking you to step into the shoes or in my case, stilts. and portray one of the great characters from fairy tales and bring one of my favorite characters to life. and to do that

. >> reporter: vice president mike pence and a legion of voters opposed to abortion rights have long tried to strip the group of federal funding. >> i would defund it because of the abortion factor. >> reporter: now they feel their moment has finally arrived. as a candidate, president trump promised to "advance the rights of unborn children," by, among other means "defunding planned parenthood." >> planned parenthood has saved lives. >> reporter: but backers of planned parenthood have rallied as well. dozens of counter-protests popped up today, and the group got star-studded support at last month's women's march. >> for millions of americans planned parenthood is often the only twuft worthy and affordable clinic. >> reporter: while planned parenthood gets more than 40% of its budget from federal reimbursements, none of that money directly funds abortions under federal law. today's demonstrators still want it gone. the bulk of what planned parenthood does at clinics like this one all across the country is provide basic health care, but, reena, demonstrators say they won't stop until t

. >> reporter: vice president mike pence and a legion of voters opposed to abortion rights have long tried to strip >> i would defund it because of the abortion factor. >> reporter: now they feel their moment has finally arrived. as a candidate, president trump promised to "advance the rights of unborn children," by, among other means "defundingnn parenthood." >> planned parenthood has saved lives. >> reporter: but backers of planned parenthood have rallied as well. dozens of counter-protests popped up today, and the group got star-studded support at last month's women's march. >> for millions of americans planned parenthood is often the only twuft worthy and affordable clinic. >> reporter: while planned parenthood gets more than 40% of its budget from federal reimbursements, none of that money directly funds abortions under federal law. today's demonstrators still want it gone. the bulk of what planned parenthood does at clinics like this one all across the country is provide basic health care, but, reena, demonstrators say they won't stop until the number of abortion the group prov

. >> hollywood's legions are freaking out since before he took office. day remember this? tru >> he lacks more than the qualifications, . >> clearly the respect the you authority and the opportunity to go down as the american hero to go down in history. >> many hearing the wordss president trump puts my next guest in tears. >> of donald trump becomes president the economy will go -- donald trump does not care about america he does not care about you donald trump cares about himself. things will not be okay people things will not be okay. >> some people still feel that way so perez admit about the stock market is on a record tear. >> did is because he iss be great for wall street which correct me if i am wrongong. that i thought he campaigned against thatose . >> but wall street isd wo probably reaping some nicee pr rewards from the stock market. but i am very concerned about you. you say people will do well but are you okay perez? >> i will be okay because i m well-off but i am more concerned with people who were not. those bleeding heart liberals kitimat to myown interest

morning 4:36 and as youasyu can see we're looking good ind tysons problem free across the american legion bridge.ridg all bridges the wilson bridge b 11th street 14th street bridge e key bridge in great shape thisss morning.morning. memorial and roosevelt withouttt any issues.ssue south that of point throughointh fredericksburg and staffordrg ad same story.me stoy. little congestion by 610. 60. not enough to cause any major mr problems this morning.s morni route one looking nice and nice quiet in terms of congestion.. 395 once you cross the mixingm bowl on the northbound side approach the 14th street 14th st bridge cruising. through annandale inner loopnanl quiet. oxon hill traffic from branchaf avenue to the wilson bridgbredge looking good maryland problem free throughth fort washington as well asngtons clinton. more traffic in a few. f any questions at erin fox5st d.c. onions twitter.i >> coming up on fox5 newsfox5 nw morning a judge issues assues ruling in the case of the th police officer whom shot and killed philando castilele moments before his girlfriendend captured his death ondea

. >> tuesday morning at the american legion annual washington conference live coverage begins at in :00 a.m. eastern on cspan2. attorney general jeff sessions addresses the attorney general's national meeting. we will bring you his live speech at 9:00 a.m. on c-span three and it will be streaming live on c-span oracle or you can listen on the freeseas and radio app. >> watch c-span as president donald trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. president trump: does congress is going to be the busiest congress we are fat in decades. [applause] thend your reactions to presidential speech along with members of congress. live tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span ordered. listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer called for a national investigation to investigate potential contact between russia and the trump campaign. they spoke at the national press club. this is one hour and 10 minutes. [applause]