And i yield the floor. Mr. President , we come to the floor, my colleagues have already been out here today. Its a great day for aviation because we have a product before the United States senate and members will be out to vote to move forward on consideration of this important aviation safety legislation. As my colleagues have already said this is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on f. A. A. Authorization. Its important to reauthorize both the federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation safety board for another five years. We are not only giving them direction and resources to improve safety, but were asking them to keep uptodate on the implementation of the latest technologies that help us do just that. I want to thank my colleague, senator cruz, just on the senate floor for helping to negotiate this through the senate commercial committee and chairman graves and larson from my state to their dedication producing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation and senator
This sector to earn their livelihood. The aviation sector is the Gold Standard of safety, and im proud of the improvements and reforms made in this bill and i look forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance the bill to final passage. Thank you, and i yield the floor. We come to the floor my colleagues have already been out here today its a great day for aviation because we have a product before the United States senate and members will be asked to vote to move forward on consideration on this important aviation safety legislation. As my colleagues have already said, this is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the faa reauthorization. Its important to reauthorize bothni the federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation safetyan board fr another five years. We are not only giving them direction and resources to improve safety, but we are asking them to keep uptodate e on the implementation of the latest technologies that help us do just th
Cspan, powered by cable. U. S. Senate is about to gavel in for more debate on the u. S. District Court Nomination for northern illinois. Lawmakers are also expect today vote on whether to begin work on a fiveyear f. A. A. Reauthoritization bill. Current f. A. A. Programs expire on may 10th. Live now to the floor of the senate here on cspan2. 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. Gracious god, turn your ears to listen to us. Without you, we are but disappearing dust. Draw near to us, for in your presence, we find our dignity and destiny. Lord, breathe into us the saving knowledge that we belong to you. May this awareness inspire us to live for your glory. Guide our lawmakers. Remind them that they can depend on you for the vindication of every just cause, the forgiveness of every confessed sin, and the protection from every weapon that is formed against them. May they trust you to giv
Car. Good evening im dan ashley. Im christian sze. If youre planning on heading south on 101 San Francisco, you may want to wait a little while. This tragedy happened late this afternoon. One person died after a dump truck and bus collided. Everyone on the bus survived. The crash blocked the three right lanes on 101. Two northbound lanes were also blocked by emergency vehicles. The Highway Patrol believe lane wills remain blocked at least until 7 00 this evening. Well stay on top of the accident on abc 7 news app and this newscast as well. That accident may be impacting peoples ability to get to sfo on whats supposed to be the busiest travel day of the year. Youre looking live at international airport. Lots of planes coming and going. The duty manager told us theres no major delays or cancellations at sfo. One young traveler shared his frustration. I dont like it. Its boring sitting there. If youre flying in the coming days, airport officials suggest you check with your airline on the
One young traveler shared his frustration. I dont like it. Its boring sitting there. If youre flying in the coming days, airport officials suggest you check with your airline on the phone to get updated information. If your flying in this weekend will your flight be delayed . Checking in with christian spencer. Things looking good right now. Clear and calm conditions. You can see at sfo and san jose we have no flight delays at the moment. Look at all the 48 states we see major airports and no theys at the moment, expect in the northeast and newark. Now back to the bay area. Its still clear and calm, looking out over the area from our rooftop camera. 57 degrees in San Francisco. Mid to upper 50s in oakland. Mountain view, san jose and gill rear. And chilly degrees at half moon bay. 48, santa rosa. 46, fairfield. Above 50, napa, navarro, concord and livermore. Ill show you how chilly it will be over sniegt and how sunny itll be over the weekend. A multi billion dollars industry dealing w