The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by rencheds jacob issac pack, beckley united pentacostal church, beckley, West Virginia. The chaplain lord, god, we want to say thank you lord for being a part of something bigger than ourselves, thank you god for trusting us with this awesome responsibility of continuing the great traditions. We thank you lord for the heritage of sacrifice that has been passed down by those who came before us. As we endeavor to continue in that noble heritage, we ask you for your wisdom and guidance and grant unity to your people. We ask that your presence reside among the men and women here today who rise to the tasks of both leadership and service. We ask that the results of our work bring peace, prosperity and safety to all who are entrusted in our care. In the name of jesus, we pray. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause
Thought to homes were burned and they say it was only one. They are starting to ramp up a little bit. They say the fire is under control and one firefighter was injured because of the heat. We want to show you some video of the fire that started about 12 30 hills of san jose. Police chopper 2 was overhead. Firefighters say that home burned along with some vegetation. The power went out and shortly after that he went outside and saw the hillside behind his home on fire. Firefighters say there were reports of downed lines and their reporting those right now. About 60 firefighters responded and were able to control the fire. Firefighters say they were lucky they got it under control before the afternoon wind picked up. They have this morning. It has been a hot and dry fire season. We have had several large fires around the city and we have not had the ones happen in san jose justice. They are coming. Reporter one man who lived next door said he was homesick and was able to evacuate his on
Life in prison. . In los angeles, will car, akaca news. Our thanks to will. Commissioners in the florida city of Riviera Beach have decided to pay about 600,000 in ransom to hackers who have paralyzed city computers. They called a special City Council Meeting where they agreed to pay that ransom in bitcoin to get their stolen data back. The hackers got into the city system when an employee clicked on an email link that allowed them to upload malware. It will be really interesting to see if this has wider impacts. Thats interesting. A texas woman turned a highway near houston into big bear country. Her name, bessie. She caught lots of stares with this 8foottall, 95pound teddy bear on the back of her car. She says she was moving across town and teddy didnt fit inside. She made sure her turn signals and license plate were not covered. Bessie says a Police Officer gave her a thumbs up during the trip. Wow. Unfortunately, i bet bessie needed a bath when they got there because she probably s
Authority and our nations separation of powers. You dont have to take my own word for it. Donald trump has declared, quote, we are fighting all subpoenas, and i dont want people testifying, end quote. These words make Richard Nixon look like an eagle scout. His attorney general, william barr, is apparently more than willing to follow the president s command. Hes refused to release the full unredacted Mueller Report and the underlying evidence until a compromise was finally reached yesterday. Thats after the Judiciary Committee had already voted to hold him in contempt of congress. Apparently, the attorney general went from being americas lawyer to being the defense counsel for the president of the United States. I hope the Justice Department acts in good faith on this new agreement. These are documents that Congress Needs to see in response to special counsel muellers findings, but if they do not and if the attorney general holds back key information, then all options need to be on the
Mitch mcconnell stuns everyone by announcing hes stepping down from the leadership post in november. Listen. Its been the honor of my life, to lead my republican colleagues has been a privilege. Its time the next generation o leadership. And the eight term senator l continue to serve on capitolnd hill through september 27 as a senator, but who will take over as leader of republicans in the7 senate. Were going to s batore asking senators eric schmitt and ted cruz straight ahead. President biden delivering remarks from thestra white housn actions to fight crime and make communities safer across the u. S. Guess what hn, te failed to men . The horrendous uptick of crime by illegal migrants. First up, fox news senior t congressionao l correspondent cd pergram live from capitol hill had on Mitch Mcconnell stepping down as leader. Interesting day, chad. Absolutely. Mitch mcconnell is the longest serving Senate Leader from either party, from the majority and minority. He became leader in 2007.