Comes around. It is cool, but will get cooler. We have a few showers, snow showers watching that through the morning, for for the most part later this after none dry day if youre traveling here this morning, especially north of the city. Need to watch out for slick spot on the area roads, here across philly for the most part maybe just little bit every light mist out there. This is from palmyra cover nature park, Neighborhood Network showing you not too much happening here across the metro area early on on this Christmas Morning, except, for possibly, little bit of morning mist here across philly. Cold afternoon get very windy, driving later today, precipitation knott factor, have i gusty winds could goings as high as 40, maybe close to 50 Miles Per Hour later this afternoon. Storm scan3, for the most part , precipitation, east of philly at this point, through south jersey, warm enough it is all falling as rain currently, and as you look back further to the west, through central and th
At 1130 there will be voting whether to limit debate on the 2018 defense spending bill. Public funding runs out at midnight. Later the senate is expected to take up a six week extension. Live now to the floor of the senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, our lamp and light, we praise your holy name. Lord, you are our strength and shield, enabling us to be surefooted even when standing on mountain heights. Stay with our lawmakers, support them with your mighty hand, and keep their feet from slipping. Enable our senators to one day stand before your presence with great joy. Show them your greatness until the things of earth grow strangely dim in the light of your glory and grace. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america,
marty we begin this morning with breakiing news. 71 people are dead after a plane crashed southeast of moscow. Here are new pictures of debris from the crash. Russias Emergencies Ministry says. Those on board included. 65 passengers and six crew members. The plane disappeared shortly after it took off from moscow. marty back here in the states. At least three people have died after a helicopter crashed in the grand canyon. It happened yesterday afternoon. Police say the chopper was carrying a pilot and six passengers. It reportedly crashed near quartermaster canyon. Rescue efforts are becoming difficult to due rugged terrain and poor conditions. The National Transportation safety board is investigating. marty closer to home now. New this morning. An unoccupied classic car caught fire after it was hit by a train in atherton. The crash happened just after 8 oclock last night. At the Railroad Crossing at fairoaks lane. Firefighters rushed to put out the fire burning the 1950s austin heale
Shes having fun. Good girls go to heaven and bad girls go every where. Do they. Did you just make up that. No. Parents are getting ready to send their kid back to school, as we have just learn, many are there right new with their kids. Besides buying pens, pencils and binders, you have to prepare for something else, other parents you will encounter on that first day of school. Yes, we have a list of the different types of moms that show up to school on day one give meehan example. Hi, sue. The the cryer. Yeah. Yes. By the way, when do you take nia to school. Wednesday. Are you copping in that day no. We still may be a part of the program, were working on that. This is what they call you on this web site, you are the the water work mom. Yes. This parent just cant stop the tears. Umhmm, it is emotional. Im not apologizing. But there are a lot of or ones too. I think some of our hybrids of the different types. Is what the next one. Heres another type of woman. Maryann declared to be this
Committee looks at legislation aimed at combatting straecex trafficking and the Internet Companies that can facility these crimes. One of the witnesses Yvonne Ambrose said her daughter was a sex Trafficking Victim recruited on line and later brutally murdered. This is about two and a half hours. Good morning. Thank you for joining us today for our hearing on s1693, the stop enabling sex traffickers act of 2017. Our Second Committee hearing on Human Trafficking this year. I am particularly thankful that we will have the benefit of hearing from Yvonne Ambrose who courageously will share her story. Well hear from senators to offer their perspectives about the current state of the law and proposed changes. Well have the opportunity to hear from our panel of expert witnesses who will share their views on this legislation which has garnered significant support but also raised questions. Last months senators portman and blumenthal introduced the act with a Bipartisan Group of more than 20 cos