higgins is now recognized for five minutes, thank you, mr. higgins. >> thank you, chairwoman, and before i begin my statement and questions, i would like to introduce several documents for the record. in the interest of time, six of them are local articles, detailing fema's actions in my direction, and south louisiana. one is an official fema document discussing risk rating 2.0 changes. >> without objection, all are accepted. >> thank you, ma'am. thank you, good lady. administrator criswell, thank you for being here today, and for visiting louisiana in late august. let me clarify that virtually every public entity, including parish school board, cameron parish, jeff davis parish, the port of lake charles and the city of jennings have numerous public assistance applications still outstanding from the 2020 hurricane season. this delay in funding has real world consequences that force the small and local government entities. to attempt to fund recovery gov attempt to find recovery efforts from very slim margins of revenue, and the leverage state

higgins for a closing statement. mr. higgins. representative higgins: thank you. administrator criswell, thank you for being here. we have more work to do. my office will deliver a letter to you by the close of business to a documenting specific, urgent requests to fema on behalf of my constituency, who has been suffering for over a year from hurricane laura and hurricane ida. i would like your personal commitment that you will receive our letter and be involved. you have been very gracious today, and professional. thank you. i am going to lean on you for a commitment to personal involvement, and the letter that we deliver today. finally, regarding rural areas and small towns, i beg of you -- let's make sure that our small towns, rural areas, poor communities, get adequate attention and adequate response and they don't get left behind. can i get your commitment on receiving our letter documenting urgent requests, and can i get a commitment that our rural areas and poor communities don't get overlooked and left behind? ms. criswell: you have my commitment to be per

higgins: that's right. i think the point that's being made here is despite perceptions to the contrary and the assertions of those who have now left, perhaps because they can't defend this, clearly the american economy performs much more efficiently, much more effectively under democratic administrations. and that is why, that is why the build back better program invests not in wars that don't create any new roads and bridges in america, that don't -- doesn't pull any kids out of poverty, that does not provide childcare and child tax credits. complete waste of money. brown university just came out with a study that said, americans paid $6.2 trillion in the past two decades in three middle east wars. the buy back better program invests in america by rebuilding america, by investing in young america so that they become safer. better nutrition. more economic activity at a very, very young age. every single study points to the same conclusion. that you invest in kids, child tax credit, pre-k, childcare, you pro

higgins trailed 4—2 and 5—3 before winning the match six frames to five. he'll play mark king or neil robertson in tomorrow's final. and sergio perez delighted the crowd at the aut dromo hermanos rodr guez as he clocked the quickest time in final practice ahead of qualifying for the mexico city grand prix. red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen was second with lewis hamilton more than half a second behind in third place. it's a busy weekend of rugby union in the autumn internationals. all four home nations are in action over the next two days. ireland got things under way with a comfortable win overjapan in dublin. veteran fly—halfjonny sexton starred for the irish in his 100th cap, scoring a try, four conversions and a penalty as ireland won 60 points to 5 in dublin. and things were just as comfortable at twickenham as england got their autumn off to the perfect start. they ran in 11 tries as they thrashed tonga by 69 points to 3, despite having to make a late change to their line—up before kick—off. austin halewood reports. a new

higgins: ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: madam speaker, i rise to add my voice in support to restaurant owners in buffalo and western new york standing up today to call on congress to approve additional restaurant relief. congress authorized to the american rescue plan the restaurant revitalization fund, providing $28.6 billion to help restaurants hit hard by the pandemic -- pandemic. while the program was able to help over 101,000 owners. over 63% of eligible applicants, more than 177,000 restaurants, the small business administration deemed qualified for funding received nothing. according to the national restaurant association, the restaurant industry sales in 2020 were down by $240 billion. restaurant employment dropped three million below expected levels. restaurants support jobs, fuel our local economies, and as gathering places for families and friends. help to build back stronger communities. i stand in strong support

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just last month, he took the northern ireland open, lifting the famous alex higgins trophy. he may be back on form, taking the first frame. coverage on bbc two, as well as the iplayer and the bbc sport website and app. borisjohnson has been speaking in the last few minutes, about the various new coronavirus rules for england that have come into force today. he's been visiting a vaccination centre in london. let's hear what he had to say. here we are at a vaccination centre. you are boosting the number of vaccines going into people's arms. quite a lot of the infrastructure in the vaccine roll—out has been disbanded and there are particular problems in scotland. are you sure the united kingdom can deliver on the promises you are making this week? i first of all want to thank the nhs and the gps and every member of staff and volunteers at centres like this up and down the country. they have been working so hard, if you think about what they have done over the last year or so, hundreds of millions of vaccines have been distributed, over 100 million vaccines have been distribut

john higgins is up against sunny akani while mark allen is taking onjoe 0'connor, but that's all from sportsday. hello. through this evening and overnight, the strongest winds will still bring strong gusts. rain, sleet and snow increasing and being confined to the south—eastern parts. pushing back into north—west scotland and northern ireland but in between, clear skies and a widespread frost, and a risk of ice as well. the ice risk remains tomorrow morning, sleet and snow pushing into northern ireland and the midlands. still some gusty winds, but crucially the winds tomorrow will be much lighter than they have been today, but certainly feeling cold were exposed to the wind, and temperature of three or 4 c. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. the government announces new restrictions to be introduced next week in england — as 2 cases of 0micron— a new variant of covid—i9 — are discovered in the uk. this is the responsible course of action, to slow down the seeding and the spread of this new variant and to maximise our defences. people in engla

but three—time uk championship winnerjohn higgins is out. he lost to china's zhao xintong, 6—5. before we go, some sad news to bring you. a pioneer of the golfing world, lee elder, has died at the age of 87. the american was the first black man to play in the masters, making history in 1975 at a tournament many saw as an embodiment of the racism that was a large part of the sport in america at the time. the lpga have described him as "the definition of a trailblazer". that's all your sport for now. over on the bbc sport website, you can hearfrom tiger woods and why he doesn't expect to return to the tour full—time, following his car accident in february. but from me and the team for now, goodnight. hello there. after a very cold few days, milder air has been working its way in from the west. you can see these orange shades developing on our air mass chart as these westerly winds settle in. still, though, that cold air clinging on in the far north of scotland. but for most, it is a much milder start to tuesday, but a very cloudy start, some mist and murk, some patchy rain and d

that is alan higgins. cio at coutts. coming up, more on the markets from singapore. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: i'm manus cranny in singapore. a snapshot of what is going on. futures lighter on the feed. the dollar one year high. all of the buzz off of singapore is about the beginning. the discussion between the chinese and the americans. the dollar just off of a one year high. and brent rolls down by .5%. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: good morning from the new economy forum in singapore. i'm manus cranny. it is "daybreak: europe." the stories that set your agenda. a chinese stocks and the tech side lee losses in asia with alibaba due to report later. crude on the prospect -- crude falling on the prospect of the china and u.s. tapping strategic reserves. u.s.-china relations dominate the new economy form. the play minister of singapore says tensions over taiwan are cause for concern. more top interviews from the nef in singapore. the very latest on our conversations from the hsbc ceo and microsoft founder bill gates. a quick snapshot of the local markets. volatilit

from catonsville, maryland, it's the higgins family. [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying to win

joining us now danielle cohen higgins, the miami decade county commissioner. good to see you. i want to pave more of the crucial testimony during travis mcmichael's cross-examination. listen. >> he did not threaten me verbally, no. >> all right. didn't brandish any weapons? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any guns. >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any knife? >> no, ma'am. >> never reached for anything, did he? >> no. >> he just ran? >> yes, he was just running. >> reporter: -- >> so you're a long time defense attorney, is that a perfect example of why most defense attorneys don't want to put their client on the stand? >> that is the perfect example of why most defense attorneys do not want their client taking the stand. in this instance, i would assume and imagine that travis mcmichael demanded that he take the stand thinking that he was going to do himself favors, that he was going to help himself in this instance, and clearly after two days of testimony, it is clear that travis mcmichael did not help himself and did not help his case. and those defense attorneys, sheffield

[cheering and applause] and from catonsville, maryland, it's the higgins family. [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying to win theyself a lot of cashd

higgins, i -- i didn't know you knew how to catch a football >> steve: yeah [ laughter ] i had to learn that. >> jimmy: yeah >> steve: i knew the breakdancing >> jimmy: yeah alright, last suggestion right here this from -- this one is from chelsea mitchell "hey, jimmy, i love hallmark christmas movies but i've notice the posters are all really similar you should do some recreations of them. yeah, that's a great idea. but i'm going to need a little help so here to join me in recreating hallmark's christmas movie posters is julie bowen [ cheers and applause ♪ >> jimmy: ah, now that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause yeah all right. >> let's do it come on. >> jimmy: we're going to do many of these as we can as fast as we can. >> competitive dressing. >> jimmy: thank you, steph yep. >> okay. >> jimmy: all right, here we go now the original -- the original poster will pop up on the left we're going to have to recreate it are you ready to do this >> hell, yeah. are we making out in any of them >> jimmy: i don't know i have no idea [ laughter ] all right, bud, here we go ready?

australia's neil robertson fired in two centuries in the afternoon session to lead scotland'sjohn higgins by five frames to three. that was at the english open nothing teams. the mattress ends shortly. the grand prix in portugal and did two laps early because of the crash, francesca claimed his third win of the season, which secured his team with a race to spare. lewis hamilton will be opening and closing the gap for the next rest stop in at the mexico city grand prix which gets under way at seven o'clock. that started second behind the mercedes team—mates and just ahead of his... the semifinal line up for cricket's t20 world cup has been confirmed after wins for new zealand and pakistan. the tournament will be decided over the next week as craig templeton reports. in a competition where the very simple, for new zealand it was when i make the final four. standing in their way, afghanistan, a a slim chance of making the semifinals themselves, but one of the things about the black cap says there's strength in the field, behind the stumps that comes in the form of debt in kind make hisjugg

the review was commissioned following rape allegations made by former liberal party staffer, brittany higgins. prime minister scott morrison has previously been accused of being "tone deaf" on the issues effecting women in parliament. he said he was appalled by the findings of the report. i wish i found them more surprising. but i find them just as appalling. just because what you do is important and stressful and demanding can never normalise that behaviour as being somehow, somehow ok. it's not ok. let's go live now to canberra, where i'm joined by australian senator larissa waters. she is a member of the opposition party the australian greens. iami i am i really appreciate the time you're taking to speak to us. i know you're taking to speak to us. i know you're very busy and you have to — off soon. as someone who works in parliament among almost daily basis, were you surprised by the findings? hello. sadly, iwasn't were you surprised by the findings? hello. sadly, i wasn't surprised, were you surprised by the findings? hello. sadly, iwasn't surprised, as a woman working in parliament for

and we hear from the woman brittney higgins. i was the parliamentary staffer who made right allegations some time ago, and i said he triggered this review. in the meantime, we have the last year we've had one minister, the attorney general. he was 4 to stand down due to allegations, sexual sexual misconduct might against him. so, tight jenkins won't cheat the discrimination of the she wants action on this. but we've also had some response from a lot of the i c t u, which is that was the biggest unions estrada and they said they declared that national parliament isn't on the site, workplace. and i, if the prime minister scott morrison must do more to protect women in this workplace. thank you so much. sarah clark for that update from brisbin, australia. will stocks in tokyo have fallen after concerns about the new covered 1900 variant japan, which has now borrowed all foreign travellers has recorded its 1st case a person who'd arrive from them may be it comes after us. president joe biden ruled out another lockdown while urging a

melissa higgins is from scotland, and she and her daughter miller are new to the thanksgiving holiday , she says taking a day for gratitude is a wonderful tradition. we are very grateful that we have each other. we have a riff overheads. we have our health. we will have food on the table this afternoon. and we have been very blessed with such fantastic friends that we have met since we moved to san francisco. rhonda vino says he's thankful that he and his service dog monster man can visit union square and share their joy with others. and i'm gonna just thankful because you know, i've been disabled, you know, and. there are people out there that are really willing to help people with that have problems. you know kate thompson and the ren say this thanksgiving feel special. after the hardships we've all had to endure for the last year and a half. i think it's made us all take a step back and really assess our lives and what we're what's important to all of us. at least me and my experience has made me really assess what's important to me. i'm very thankful for my family and my friends a

higgins: ask for unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: madam speaker, high-quality, high-speed broadband is important in today's interdependent world. people need internet access for education, transportation, and health care services and to realize the full potential of all of our citizens. the american rescue plan provides money, lots of money for state and local governments to expand broadband. the bipartisan infrastructure law builds on that effort by making $65 billion investment in broadband. i urge the federal government and local governments in western new york to move quickly and effectively to ensure everyone can realize their full potential with access to quality high-speed broadband, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my re

well, that big name exodus continued with the three—time champion and world number seven john higgins beaten by china's zhao xintong — higgins led 5—3 before zhao won three frames in a row, clinching victory with a nerveless break of 83. u psets upsets have been one of the talking point of the tournament so far. that's all the sport for now. john, thank you. from the early hours of this morning, a whole new raft of changes have come into force — in an effort to tackle the spread of the coronavirus omicron variant. masks are now compulsory in shops and on public transport in england bringing it into line with the rest of the uk. all travellers entering britain will now have to take a pcr test within two days, and must self isolate, until they test negative. plus, the booster programme is being rolled out to include all uk adults — although there's still no firm timeline in place for when people will have theirjabs. how have the new rules on masks been enforced? nina warhurst reports from liverpool lime street station. you will be forgiven in england if you have got out of the h

higgins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. higgins: madam speaker, america is being crushed under the oppressive weight of the democrats' greed for lust and power. they want totalitarian control over every aspect of american life and their rule -- they're ruling the people's house if they're royalty. america is dissolving under our feet, and democrats are worried about cartoons. in in afghanistan, democrats led betrayal of american honor, granting control of the afghan theater to terrorists and arming those jihadist terrorists with millions of dollar os weapons systems. our southern border has disintegrated. american sovereignty is lost and control of our own border completely ceded to criminal cartels. american parent are tracked by terrorists because they had the audacity to challenge government indoctrination of their children, assembling at their own school boards and own communities. american parents treated like criminals. americans dealing with unbelievable inflation. families cannot afford groceries and fuel and millio

. >> host: bill in higgins pennsylvania, go ahead. >> caller: i am vaccinated and boosted. they tell me i had already and it wasn't that bad. people that have alreadyhad, they have to realize the next. maybe a whole lot worse . >> guest: this is true that people who have prior infection have some protection but we've seen with other variance including the beta and gamma variance that is physical we relax his work on and what's interesting about people like ron. is that it didn't have many of the mutations we seen in beta and gamma so this is a reason to really get vaccinated if you have infections because it's going to increase your community, make it more robust especially against these variants and there is data that maybe only one dose is necessary for people who recover so if you can get the johnson and johnson vaccine is a one and done vaccine and your community will be topped off. this is another reasonpeople who have prior infection would benefit from vaccinations . >> let's hear from michael in connecticut. michael. you're on with doctor fauci. >> thank you for taki

melissa higgins is from scotland, and she and her daughter miller are new to the thanksgiving holiday , she says taking a day for gratitude is a wonderful tradition. we are very grateful that we have each other. we have a riff overheads. we have our health. we will have food on the table this afternoon. and we have been very blessed with such fantastic friends that we have met since we moved to san francisco. rhonda vino says he's thankful that he and his service dog monster man can visit union square and share their joy with others. and i'm gonna just thankful because you know, i've been disabled, you know, and. there are people out there that are really willing to help people with that have problems. you know. kate thompson and the ren say this thanksgiving feel special. after the hardships we've all had to endure for the last year and a half. i think it's made us all take a step back and really assess our lives and what we're what's important to all of us. at least me and my experience has made me really assess what's important to me. i'm very thankful for my family and my friends

but three—time uk championship winnerjohn higgins is out. he lost to china's zhao xintong, 6—5. before we go, some sad news to bring you. a pioneer of the golfing world, lee elder, has died at the age of 87. the american was the first black man to play in the masters, making history in 1975 at a tournament many saw as an embodiment of the racism that was a large part of the sport in america at the time. the lpga have described him as "the definition of a trailblazer". that's all your sport for now. over on the bbc sport website, you can hearfrom tiger woods and why he doesn't expect to return to the tour full—time following his car accident in february. but from me and the team for now, goodnight. hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been rolling its way in from the west, and with that, we've seen some milder air pushing in, these westerly winds bringing those milder conditions for most of us, away from the far north of scotland. so for the majority, tuesday morning is starting with

he'll playjohn higgins tonight for a place in the semifinals. rory mcilroy�*s roaring again. he leads the dp world tour championship in dubai by two shots after hitting a seven—under—par 65 in round one. the world number eight made a blistering start with four birdies and an eagle in the opening eight holes. i'm a i'm a big boy now. i've been around the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, the block a bit. if i have problems orstruggles, i the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, i should the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, ishould be the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, i should be able to sort them out myself. instead of looking to others to try to fix my problems, i'mjust looking to others to try to fix my problems, i'm just going to try to take responsibility a bit. that's really what i did after the ryder cup. i put my head down, spent a lot of time on the range and figuring out what is it that i do well, what i need to get back to. taste out what is it that i do well, what i need to get back to.— i need to get back to.

garrett graves of baton rouge, lay higgins, mike johnson of benton, and julia letlow of start and steve scalise voted against the bill. yes, big head line, $7 billion for louisiana. here's how the republicans voted no. down in miami, front page of the "miami herald" billions of dollars coming to florida when bind's infrastructure bill is law. on the front page, who gets the credit, quote, south florida's four democrats, frederica wilson and republicans voted against the bill. the democrats voted for it. republicans voted against it. billions coming to florida to fix our infrastructure. here's what local officials who voted against it, they're all republicans, put that on the front page. you can see why speaker pelosi's staff is sending around local snapshots of how this is playing, right? i think this is probably meant to be also a little bit of insurance against the inevitable next step here, right? which is republicans who voted against the infrastructure billological nevertheless show up at the ribbon cuttings and they'll send out press releases about all of the new stuff that's comi

. >> that fella in the snazzy black hat is clay higgins. an actual member of congress from louisiana. all that talk about blood, dying, defend your position, that reminded us that just today, homeland security warned that members of congress, along with educators and health care workers, are under increased threat from domestic extremists who have been whipped up after being fed a steady diet of lies. when a country with 400 million guns, give or take, now it would be a good time to start paying attention. that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. with our thanks for being here with us on behalf of all the colleagues on nbc news, goodnight. c news goodnight. tonight on all in, >> i didn't want to kill anybody. >> then why are you shooting at somebody with an ar-15 in a close range? >> kyle rittenhouse takes a stand in his own murder trial. >> you didn't pick up the ar-15 for any other reason? >> i thought it looked cool, but, no. >> tonight from calling buying to sandy hook, to kenosha. the radical gun culture that brought us

but three time uk championship winner and world number seven john higgins is out. the scot lost 6—5 to china's zhao xintong. kell brook and amir khans career long feud will finaly be settled early next year when they finally meet in the ring. the former world champions won't have fought for over a year by the time they meet on february 19th at manchester arena. it's looking unlikely that novak djokovic will defend his australian open title injanuary, that's after players were told that will have to be vaccinated to take part. let's speak to our our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who is at the davis cup. this comes from an interview that his father gave to serbian tv. he was his father gave to serbian tv. he: was saying it would be like blackmail or for novak djokovic agreed to go to the australian open and he feels it's unfair that players are required to be vaccinated to enter the state of the area but it's not a strange decision. this comes from the premiere of estate and a guy by the name of dan andrews takes the view that even though he could gain an ex

higgins: thank you, mr. chairman. for your integrity and studied leadership throughout this process. i'm proud of the legislation we're considering today and the entire house should be as well. over the past two decades we have spent $6 trillion in three middle east wars. today this congress is cementing a commitment to finally nation building at home. in america and for americans. investments in american families to help them become healthier, happier and more productive into and through adulthood. because of this bill the future of my community in western europe will be stronger and more resilient. we're building back better, stronger and longer. this bill reflects our optimism as americans to confront our challenges with strength. i strongly urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from. mr. brady: i yield to the gentlemanfrom georgia, mr. ferguson. mr. ferguson: what i want to say about this bill would make me wind up on the prayer list of the church t

higgins is recognized for five minutes. >> point of order. point of order. >> what is your point of order? >> i wanted to say to point a fact with what representative talib said about colorado proposition 112. opposition to that measure was deep, which included john hickenlooper, the senator, as well as our former colleague governor gerry connolly. >> -- jerry pollock. >> that is not a valid point of order. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. higgins is now recognized for five minutes. >> my, my, my. good lord help us to be protected from this threat from within. american pate patriots are done with career politicians insanity. we are nauseated by the continuous attacks on working americans and american industry. this entire debacle of a hearing today has been reflective of the exact reasons why my leagues across the aisle will lose their majority status very soon. we have a smashed economy. we've witnessed a disgraceful retreat from taliban terrorists overseas, abandoning americans. we have a disintegrated southern border, we have unbelievable

ck hoff ler is a veteran lawyer and danielle higgins is a defense attorney. happy thanksgiving to you all. cal, we know the men have to go back on trial on federal hate crimes charges in just ten weeks. after such an emotional period for this community, are they ready to go through it again? >> reporter: look. i think it was very difficult to relive the moments that took place february 23, 2020, for the community because this case was so badly mishandled by prosecutors here and the facts of the case were never in dispute. what happened that day never in dispute. three white men with two firearms shot and killed an unarmed black male. the community wondered how police thought in any way that that situation was okay and then we later find out greg mcmichael was a former police officer, former investigator for the d.a.'s office. so all of that is going to be very difficult to relive in a federal trial and then you add in the race aspects which to be fair the prosecution really stayed away but the defense continued to stumble into the race issues. i think all of

higgins: madam speaker, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law yesterday reveals the power of this moment and the importance of momentum. 50 years ago the buffalo river was declare biologically dead and ecologically destroyed. to the work of the buffalo niagara water keeper and their partners we made a plan and made progress passing the great lakes restoration initiative. now with new infrastructure funding, new life for the buffalo river is closer than ever. today i am calling on the environmental protection agency for a full restoration of the buffalo river and for a date certain action plan to de-list the river as an area of concern. this protect restores our natural environment and makes more viable other projects like the river line and the terminal. it also leverages a settlement reached this week to provide river access to the keyser neighborhood and new public access along buffalo's city ship canal. the power of this law will lead us to a logical conclusion connecting our community to resources long denied and to improve our life quality now and into the future. i y

higgins: thank you, mr. chairman. for your integrity and studied leadership throughout this process. i'm proud of the legislation we're considering today and the entire house should be as well. over the past two decades we have spent $6 trillion in three middle east wars. today this congress is cementing a commitment to finally nation building at home. in america and for americans. investments in american families to help them become healthier, happier and more productive into and through adulthood. because of this bill the future of my community in western europe will be stronger and more resilient. we're building back better, stronger and longer. this bill reflects our optimism as americans to confront our challenges with strength. i strongly urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from. mr. brady: i yield to the gentlemanfrom georgia, mr. ferguson. mr. ferguson: what i want to say about this bill would make me wind up on the prayer list of the church t

candidate in north carolina, marjorie eastman and virginia state senator and congressional candidate, jen higgins. good morning to you both. jen, i'll start with you. because you are a navy veteran, nurse practitioner and state senator. you also have four kids. you woke up and said let me add one more thing to my to do list and run for congress. what motivated you to run. >> thank you, carley. so my life has always been about service as you mentioned. first, i served my country as navy pilot, and got out, used my gi bill and went to school for a nurse practitioner so i served patients and their families, then i served my family as a mother and military spouse. then i decided to run for state stat and a i serve my constituents. that life of service i hope to continue that on the national level where we really need the help right now. carley: marjorie, you served in both iraq and often afghanistan. you signed up after the 9/11 terror attacks. you say witnessing president biden's disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan is what motivated you to run for senate in north carolina. >> that's correct. i me

tariq: just, like, throw one of the cutouts up, man >> jimmy: yeah [ laughter ] either that, or we get higgins to start rapping >> steve: i'll do shaggy though >> jimmy: he can do shaggy rapping. ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: shaggy >> steve: that's shaggy. >> jimmy: thank you. >> steve: the famous rapper. >> jimmy: thank you. yeah, of course. shaggy guys, we're in the middle of the nfl season, and this sunday night's game has the los angeles chargers facing off against the pittsburgh steelers. now, as you know, at the end of every season, they give out awards, like most valuable player but they also give out awards during the season. i'll show you what i mean. it's time for "tonight show superlatives." here we go [ cheers and applause ♪ tonight sho superlatives ♪ >> jimmy: our first player is from the steelers. it's robert spillane he was voted most likely to list his neck size as tire hole [ laughter ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: medium large tire hole next up, from the steelers, is b.j. finney. he was voted most likely to drink the cup of ranch that comes with wings like a shot [

melissa higgins is from scotland, and she and her daughter miller are new to the thanksgiving holiday , she says taking a day for gratitude is a wonderful tradition. we are very grateful that we have each other and we have a recover heads. we have our health. we help have food on the table this afternoon, and we have been very blessed with such fantastic friends that we have met since we moved to san francisco. rhonda vino says he's thankful that he and his service dog monster man can visit union square and share their joy with others. i'm gonna just thankful because you know, i've been disabled, you know, and. there are people out there that are really willing to help people with that have problems. you know kate thompson and the ren say this thanksgiving feel special. after the hardships we've all had to endure for the last year and a half. i think it's made us all take a step back and really assess our lives and what we're what's important to all of us. at least me and my experience has made me really assess what's important to me. i'm very thankful for my family and my friends and

melissa higgins is from scotland, and she and her daughter miller are new to the thanksgiving holiday , she says taking a day for gratitude is a wonderful tradition. we are very grateful that we have each other. and we have a recover heads. we have our health. we will have food on the table this afternoon. and we have been very blessed with such fantastic friends that we have met since we moved to san francisco. rhonda vino says he's thankful that he and his service dog monster man can visit union square and share their joy with others. i'm gonna just thankful because you know, i've been disabled, you know, and. there are people out there that i really willing to help people with that have problems. you know kate thompson and the ren say this thanksgiving feel special. after the hardships we've all had to endure for the last year and a half. i think it's made us all take a step back and really assess our lives and what we're what's important to all of us. at least me and my experience has made me really assess what's important to me. i'm very thankful for my family and my friends and

. >> that rooting, tooting fellow in the snazzy black hat is clay higgins, an actual member of congress from louisiana. all of that talk about blood and dying and defend your position, that reminded us that just today homeland security warned that members of congress, along with educators and health care workers, are under increased threat from domestic extremists who have been whipped up after being fed a steady diet of lies. so in a country with 400 million guns give or take, now would be a good time to start paying attention. that's our broadcast for this wednesday night, with our thanks for being here with us. on behalf of all of our colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. it was sort of an intense news day. i think it was intense in part because so much of what has been driving the news nationwide, our various cases unfolding in courtrooms around the country. the trial, in georgia, of the three men accused of killing an african american jogger in their neighborhood. running him down in their trucks and shooting him to death. in january of last year. with the trial in wi

higgins. >> madame speaker, america is being crushed under the oppressive weight of the democrats' greed for lust and power. they want totalitarian control over every aspect of america's life, and ruling the people's house as this they were royalty. america is dissolving under our feet and democrats are worried about cartoons. in afghanistan, democrats led the betrayal of american honor, and the abandonment of american citizens, granted control of the afghan theater, to taliban terrorists, and arming those jihadis jihadist terrorists with billions of dollars of weapons system. american sovereignty lost in control of our own border, completely criminal cartel. and persecuted by our own fbi because parented had the a audacity to challenge government indocket nation of children, assembly to address their grievances at their own school boards in their own communities. american parents treated like criminals. americans are dealing with unbelievable inflation. families cannot afford groceries and fuel, and millions of americans are being commanded by federal decree to choose between losing a j

to try to dig into this a bit more, talk more about this tragedy with trial attorney danielle cohen higgins. good morning to you. it's good to have you. as marcus just noted there, there's a criminal investigation now that's under way. based on the videos we have seen, and what authorities have already confirmed, do you anticipate there will be charges and who is most likely to face them? >> you know, listen. it's very early and there are certainly more questions than answers and all of our hearts break for these families, but as the videos are coming out, it is clear that this was absolute bedlam. it couldn't possibly be the argument of livenation or anyone that produced this concert that what happened two days ago was expected. clearly there was a derailment in planning. clearly there was a derailment in preparation, and currently the producers of this event, whoever was responsible for putting this on in houston, texas, is going to receive the lion's share of blame for the loss of eight young people's life. >> now we saw that emotional response on social media from travis scott. what res

higgins, you got to see this mark zuckerberg just unveiled the new glove from meta that will allow you to feel vr objects. check this out ♪ >> why don't you go ahead and try taking one of those blocks out. ♪ there's a more complicated - >> yeah, sure. >> -- interaction you can do with your hands. >> we -- we can even shake hands. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: finally, the technology we've all been waiting for. virtual jenga. [ laughter ] by the way, i'm sure that's exactly what it will be used for. >> steve: yeah >> jimmy: rolling dice [ laughter and applause ♪ "don't come in don't come in. i'm -- i'm playing jenga don't come in here!" >> stakeout. [ laughter ] >> tariq: you're playing without a -- >> jimmy: i'm playing -- i'm playing -- >> steve: yeah >> jimmy: i'm playing uno. >> steve: yeah [ laughter ] >> steve: got a can of paint >> tariq: it's a tournament. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: finally, a stream in hawaii that smelled like beer, turned out to have a high alcohol content. and officials think it's due to an accidental spill from a a nearby warehouse sounds like a miracle jesus wou

higgins, for five minutes. rep. higgins: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member and a witnesses for being here today. every day our cybersecurity systems grow as a matter of our national security. number of publicly reported cyber attacks and breaches for 2021 are unfortunately on track to be the highest and most impactful in the cost of ransomware damage is expected to reach 260 $5 billion by 2031. personally, i think it is a like number. our foreign adversaries are rapidly increasing cyber skills and stealth. we are also currently seeing the disastrous consequences involved with supply chain vulnerability. supply chain cyber attacks have risen by 42% just in the first quarter this year. according to blagojevich, a third party cyber risk management company, 97% of firms have been negatively impacted by cyber security breach in their supply chain. further, one out of five small businesses fall victim to a cyber attack in the u.s. and of those, 60% go out of business within six months. it is a serious problem. our adversaries should have

mayor jesse and higgins said his plan will focus on using city land to build affordable housing complexes. building multistory developments at both the north berkeley and ashby, bart station, parking lots and reducing regulations to streamline approvals and one of the biggest challenges we face in building housing. quick enough is that amount of time it takes to build housing who are entitlement process, and earlier this year, berkeley ended its single family zoning policy, clearing the way for more multi unit buildings across the city. the mayor does expect pushback, though, from some neighbors as the city grows denser, we are going to have to open our minds and open our hearts to the idea that we need to welcome new people in our neighborhoods. mayor ed again also touted the city's response to the pandemic with 88% of berkeley's total population now fully vaccinated and school vaccine clinics delivering doses to younger students, we are going to continue to work in partnership the school district to get as many students vaccinated, the mayor acknowledged the toll the pandemic has taken

higgins: i ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: madam speaker, i rise today in recognition of november as national family caregivers month. nearly 600,000 new yorkers are caregivers for loved ones living with dementia. this is difficult work and it takes an emotional toll that goes often unrecognized. my bill, the xe hencive care for -- comprehensive care for alzheimer's act, would expand medicare and medicaid. it broadens assistance, including direct education and support for caregivers and improved access to high-quality doctors with an expertise in dementia. dementia is -- care is very complex. so we need to do all we can to make sure the patients and their families have what they need. i hear regularly from my alzheimer's in buffalo and western new york and throughout new york that much more needs to be done. this bill can help them get the best possible care for their loved ones while providing support to them as caregivers. i