Mr. Durbin mr. President. The presiding officer the minority whip. Mr. Durbin i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Durbin mr. President , every day in america, we face the devastating reminder of the toll of gun violence. Today we watched the scene at the high school in parkland, florida, where yet another School Shooting has taken place. It is gut wrenching. We know that so many families have just had their worlds and lives changed forever by senseless gun violence. Ironically, this is the tenth anniversary of a similar shooting at Northern Illinois university in dekalb, illinois. Our prayers go out to the victims, to those families, and to the First Responders and of course to the parkland community. Yesterday, in the city of chicago, which i am honored to represent, we lost one of our finest. Commander paul bauer of the Chicago Police department, shot and killed by a gunman in the chicago loop. Commander bauer was a 31yea
Plus heroic action by an illinois teacher who stopped a gunman shooting at fellow students. How her Quick Response saves lives. But we look at todays eye eppeep opener, your view in 90 seconds. All torn up. Happening an on island that is essentially bankrupt. Hurricane maria crippled puerto rico. The damage so widespread some are wondering how they will ever recover. We have to reconstruct and rebuild and reinvent and be resilient. In mexico, teams of rescue workers are continuing to search for survivors after a powerful earthquake. People here in mexico city are still taking in the horror of what exactly happened. Iran fires back at President Trump. Hassan rouhani called President Trumps speech baseless and offensive. Robert mueller wants new documents from the white house about President Trumps actions. If you are taking swings at the president of the United States, you better not swing and miss. A house explosion rocked a Los Angeles Neighborhood blowing out windows and scattered de
Sanctions on iran. Plus a student and how her response saved lives. We begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Devastating blow in puerto rico. Tore balconbalconies. Hurricane maria cripples puerto rico. Some are wondering how theyll ever recover. We have to reconstruct, rebuild, reinvent. In central mexico teams of rescue workers are continuing to search for survivors after a powerful earthquake. Theyre still taking in the horror of what exactly happened. Iran fires back at President Trump. Hassan rouhani calling President Trumps speech baseless and offensive. Roberts mueller wants new about President Trumps actions. If youre taking swings at the president of the United States, youd better not swing anmiss. An explosion blew out windows. An investigation is under way. All that a young fan was hit by a foul ball. The players were brought to tears. And all that matters. Better is good. You laugh, but sometimes people forget that. I will take better every tim
Poverty or in jeopardy. Also why hes bullish about Artificial Intelligence. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Its still pouring rain. Just hour by hour this rain does not stop. It does not let up. Hurricane maria rages on in the caribbean. Devastation in puerto rico, stunning, the flooding zrieked as harvey like. Despite all of this, they smile. North korea threatening to test a Hydrogen Bomb over the pacific ocean. After President Trump announced tough new sanctions. I want to be clear, the order targets only one country and that country is north korea. In mexico, recovery crews still digging through the rubble but time in indeed running out. Facebook saying its going to give congressional investigators ads linked to russian accounts. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Violence erupted as actuary can is leader gave a speech in new york. Mother nature has fastforwarded. Snow already falling. All that touchdown los
Also why hes bullish about Artificial Intelligence. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter its still pouring rain. Just hour by hour, this rain does not stop. It does not let up . Hurricane maria ranges on in the caribbean. Devastation in puerto rico. Stunning. It reminds them of harvey. Over all of this, they smile. President trump announced tough new sanctions. I want to be clear. The order only targets one country and that country is north korea. In mexico, recovery crews still digging through the rubble, but time is indeed running out. Facebook saying its going to give ads. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Kurky leaders gave a speech in new york. Snow already falling. The last day of summer. All that touchdown, los angeles. A wild night for the rams. Rams won it, 4139. And all that matter. Kim jongun called President Trump deranged, and a dotard. Dotard . I said dotard before the break. Tomato, tomat