Sherry Committee is expected to vote today on 2 articles of impeachment over President Trump's alleged attempt to pressure Ukraine into interfering in the 2020 lection N.P.R.'s Brian Naylor says the debate so far has been waged along partisan lines the 2nd day of the Judiciary Committee's hearing found lawmakers striking familiar chords Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline you argued the president abused his power is about the president the United States using the power of his office to smear a political opponent to drag a foreign power into our elections to corrupt the elections Republican Matt Gates of Florida said the Democrats were impeaching the president because they can't defeat him at the ballot box they have taken a look at the candidates that they have in the Democratic field and they've realized that they have to create this impeachment platform because their candidates are incapable of defeating President Trump in a fair fight the committee is expected to wrap up its hearing later today Brian Naylor n.p.r. News Washington term stance to become only the 3rd president in American history to be formally impeached he says he expects to be cleared in a trial in the u.s. Senate where the Republicans are in control and a 2 thirds super majority is required to convict or acquit a bill designed to help senior citizens pager magically less for prescription drugs has the backing of the Democratic majority in the u.s. House though it was 230 to 192 today largely along party lines is not expected to pass the Senate and the White House had threatened a veto though Trump had pledged during his campaign to lower drug prices for Americans the killings of a police detective and 3 civilians in a kosher grocery are being investigated now as domestic terrorism motivated by hatred N.P.R.'s Quil Lawrence reports from Jersey City New Jersey attorney general go bragh gray wall described a small arsenal wielded by 2 attackers rifles handguns and a shotgun one of which was modified with a silencer the van they used had been equipped with bullet proof panels and also contained a pipe bomb for a while said the shooters pick their targets specifically based on what we have. Acted so far however we believed that the suspects held views that reflected hatred of the Jewish people as well as a hatred of law enforcement great while said many other details in the case are under investigation but that the 2 shooters are believed to have acted alone and there is no continuing threat to the public Chris Lawrence n.p.r. News Jersey City Britain's holding its 3rd general election in less than 5 years with practice it at the forefront Here's N.P.R.'s Frank Langfitt Morris Johnson the prime minister does not have enough votes to get his Bret's withdrawal agreement through the Parliament if you remember his predecessor to reason they tried to get her deal through it failed 3 times and so basically he's of stalemate he can't move forward and so his solution is to hold election and try to win as many seats as possible so he can get this thing done this is n.p.r. . Officials in Sheila say they have now located wreckage from an aircraft that disappeared while flying to Antarctica with 38 people on board N.P.R.'s Philip Reeves has human remains have also been located the plane was carrying 17 crew and 21 passengers of whom 3 was civilians. Says no one survived the acro after a c $130.00 went missing Monday after taking off from point to an anus in the country's Fos self it was flying to a base in Antarctica carrying a team tasked with conducting maintenance work there when it crashed into the ocean off South America's southern tip the area is notorious for extreme weather ships and aircraft have been searching the area and have now found wreckage and what are believed to be the remains of some of those on board Chile is mourning the victims the tragedy comes as its government struggling to cope with a wave of mass protests but it reeks n.p.r. News. Southwest Airlines has reached a compensation deal with Boeing for damages related to the grounding of all 737 Max planes following 2 deadly crashes the u.s. Carrier says it will share proceeds with its employees the profit sharing a cruel is expected to be about $125000000.00 Southwest operated more max planes than any other airline in the world before the planes were grounded when 2 max planes crashed off Indonesia and months later Ethiopia a total of $346.00 people were killed. At last check on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 200 points since the open 3 quarters of a percent at 20112 this is n.p.r. Support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the pajama gram company creators of matching holiday pajamas for the whole family including dogs and cats with Charlie Brown Star Wars and Grange games in its fleece and flannel available at pajama gram dot com. Support for Jefferson Public Radio comes from our listeners and from Medford State Farm agent Larry Nicholson Larry Nicholson helps safeguard the people and possessions that matter most with a diverse selection of insurance and financial services that enable families to manage today and prepare for tomorrow like a good neighbor State Farm is there Medford State Farm agent Larry Nicholson located at 1380 Bedell road next to Applebee's and by phone at 541-772-3233 Good afternoon and welcome to Siskiyou Music Hall for Thursday December 12th I'm Valerie in thanks for joining me today on my birthday I'll be here for the next 4 hours sharing some of my favorite music and hopefully some of yours today though the featured work is from a composer who was completely unknown to me until recently and so I thought you should get familiar with them you know reach out and make a friend out of a stranger and that's how I came to choose the featured work that you'll hear this afternoon a musical portrait of nature kind of a pass Dorell work of a composer by the name of Justin Heinrich Connex it's a grand Symphony from the year 785 based on themes that were kind of similar to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony only 25 years before Beethoven came up with the idea anyway you'll have to wait until 2 o'clock today to hear music connect but will start off with a horn concerto of Johann Friedrich Fosh with a performance from Peter down and the Capella sub to Terry Ana perfect for a Sagittarius day. You're. There. You. I am. Of. a horn concerto of Johann Friedrich function on Jefferson Public Radio in a performance from the Capella set to Terry Ana I'm Valerie ing a Sagittarius myself today celebrating not just my birthday but the birth they have all said to Terry I and you'll be hearing later today from. Some other Sagittarius composers like Beethoven his birthday is next week but you'll hear it's a Perlman and Daniel Barenboim teaming up together to bring one of his pieces of music alive Also today the work of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach one of the wonderful works of American composer Leroy Andersen and Debbie c. Is on the way next and in just a little bit a look at the weather forecast for the region on Jefferson Public Radio. Support for j p r comes from our listeners and from the Niles hotel in al tourists the Niles hotel is a historic boutique hotel offering 13 themed rooms like Lonesome Dove the spirit of Africa and Parisian charm the Niles coffee company offers Starbucks pastries and lunch the Niles roadhouse features steaks and ribs Plus pizza it's a popular wedding and party destination bordering the Modocs National Wildlife Refuge but now offers charging for electric vehicles information at Niles hotel dot com or 530-233-3773 Andrea Vega harpist who's featured in this next performance of a couple of the sacred and profane dances of Deb you see here is Andrew a big on the harp and a little help from the Budapest drinks. I My. Those a couple of dances of cologne Demi you say performed by harpist Andrea van and the Budapest strings on Jefferson Public Radio by the way if a you love French music you're in luck because this weekend an all French program with music from her value and Deb you see string quartet will be featured with the Danish string quartet on the Chamber Music Society from Lincoln Center broadcast that Saturday at 3 right here on Jefferson Public Radio Well looks like there's a lot of rain in our forecast for the next couple of days with that being called for in the southern Oregon Cascades and says Cuse a high of 40 today that might turn to late night snow showers this evening and tomorrow a low of 30 tonight and then 37 for the high on Friday for why Rica rain and wind with gusts up to 26 miles an hour today and a high of 50 to 38 below tonight with more showers ahead this evening and Friday and that at that time a high of 49 for weed and Mt Shasta steady temperatures of around 42 degrees today and tomorrow with rain in the forecast tonight though getting down to about 38 for reading in Red Bluff rain and a high of 60 today. Tonight more brain likely tomorrow the same as well with a low of 49 this evening 58 the high Friday for the Klamath Basin rain and windy conditions gusts up to about 30 miles an hour this afternoon and a high of 44 tonight and tomorrow more rain showers likely maybe even some snow on Friday a low 35 this evening I 40 on Friday for the southern Oregon coast rain a high of 53 today tonight steady temperatures around 48 and more showers ahead this evening and Friday but a high of 50 tomorrow for the Northern California coastline showers likely today with a high of 57 more rain likely tonight and Friday with a low of 50 this evening 55 the high on Friday for Roseburg and the m. Quad Basin steady temperatures around 59 degrees this afternoon and tomorrow with rain tonight though a low of 43 expected and more showers on Friday and for Grants Pass Medford in Ashland rain today with a high of 54 tonight dropping down to 42 degrees with more clouds and showers likely and more of that in the forecast for Friday as well but a high of 48 to Greece it's 1233 back to the music with Beethoven Here are 2 romances whether it's a Perlman on violin and Daniel Barenboim leading the Berlin Philharmonic on j p e r. It's apt for a woman and Daniel Barenboim were the star players in that set of romances of Beethoven along with the Berlin Philharmonic on Jefferson Public Radio I'm Valerie ng and if you'd like to hear more Beethoven this weekend on center stage from Walt Trapp David Finkel and woo Hahn perform Beethoven cello sonatas plus 5 songs by Schubert that Sunday evening at 7 here on j.p. Classics a new service. Recognizes the nonprofit community supported the Siskiyou singers this is Q singers present holiday concerts featuring Benjamin Britten the ceremony of carols with harvest Ellen Lindquist as well as other holiday classics performances take place Friday December 13th at 7 30 pm and on Saturday and Sunday December 14th and 15th at 3 pm all performances take place at the s.o.u. Music recital hall in Ashland tickets and more information at Siskiyou singers. It's about 10 minutes away from 1 o'clock and on the way in just a little bit Charlie Patton will take you back in time with the story on as it was and later on today the House Judiciary Committee is expected to approve 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump setting up a vote by the full House of Representatives next week you'll hear more about that on all things considered starting at 4 here is the sweet in f. Major of Handel performed by Keith Jarrett. Your. 'd You're. Or weirdness And his music of the handle a suite in Afghan Jefferson Public Radio Keith Jarrett known for quite a bit of his jazz or could but he's also done. A lot of classical recordings over the last 20 years or so as well you're listening to Jefferson Public Radio's classics and news service coming up at for today a look at why the human brain doesn't respond to threats posed by human by at climate change as quickly or proactively as seems warranted we'll hear about that coming up at 4 from n.p.r. News and there's lots of great music ahead today right here on Siskiyou Music Hall . Happy Holidays America f.m. Program director and music director here. What's great about public radio is that it matters it's news that's full of substance and not a stream of gossip unflushed community conversation that engages and motivates and we've got music that matters to stuff that's new and cool meaningful and lasting what's great about j.p. 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