News Wrap: House approves $36 billion for disaster relief

Name: News Wrap: House approves $36 billion for disaster relief
Uploaded: 2017-10-12T22:00:00Z
Duration: P248S
Description: In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a $36 billion relief bill for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. More than half of the funding will go to FEMA, including up to $5 billion to aid Puerto Rico. Also, the Justice Department singled out five jurisdictions, including Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, for allegedly giving "sanctuary" to undocumented immigrants.

Clip: 10/12/2017 | 4m 8s | Video has closed captioning.

In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a $36 billion relief bill for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. More than half of the funding will go to FEMA, including up to $5 billion to aid Puerto Rico. Also, the Justice Department singled out five jurisdictions, including Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, for allegedly giving "sanctuary" to undocumented immigrants.

Aired: 10/12/17

Rating: NR

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