Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. To kickoff the they can call us whatever they want it doesnt matter. The applause we will not be deterred in our mission to pray, to vow and to stand together. I think this weekend it is important to send a clear message to those and those of us who are not going anywhere and not going to wave a white flag or surrender on the issues of our day. No matter how many lawsuits they file or no matter how many investigations they launch and no matter how many threats they make to take our Tax Exemption for leaving the bible we have counted the cost and will not bow and we are committed to stay applause . Allow me to set the stage for the 2019 values voter summit. As you will see, we are setting the stage. laughs it goes without saying that there is a battle for the heart and the soul of our nation. It is a battle that transcends politics and parties and there is no longer skirmish between conservatives and liberals and it is an epic battle betwee
All across our country and thank you to senator murphy for organizing this important action this evening. Back to school bring such great memories of my own children of my son and daughter i remember them packing crayons and paper in their backpacks going off to meet their new teachers and catch up with friends to talk about what they did during the summer. It is always such an exciting time of year for them. Unfortunately, it is not the same now for their children, my grandchildren. I have two grandsons and a granddaughter that are now in school. The first new question that was asked when buying their backpacks was do you want a Bulletproof Backpack . Do you want a Bulletproof Backpack . That was one of the questions to buy their backpacks for school. Ee i also think of two weeks ago when my youngest grandson who was in School Started second grade. My daughter and i were talking about the fact in addition to all of the excitementtroun and Energy Around starting school there were chang
And what im monitoring is the winds that are expected to kick up tonight. Ill let you know which spots are going to be the windiness coming up in 10 minutes. Sounds perfect, thank you very much. We begin this morning with an event in San Francisco. We got a live look at chase center for you this morning. This is where metallica ushered in a new era last night playing before a packed crowd. The first ever event at the warriors new home and a good test run on traffic flow. Metallica and 72 members of the San Francisco symphony filled the arena with music. 20 years after their first collaboration, it is still an exhilarating performance. You better be on your game and so its thereses a dare element of that thats sort of really appealing to me and to all members of metallica and we just love when the safety net is pulled away. Police and muni workers were out in force making sure things went smoothly. Lots of people said they took muni to the event saying it was crowd but efficient. We hav
Vote the presiding officer is there any senator in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote . Seeing none, the motion is agreed to. The yeas are 49 and the nays are 44. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas p. Barber of michigan to be an under secretary of the treasury, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of thomas p. Barber of michigan to be under secretary of the treasury shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk should call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer is any senator in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote . Seeing none, the
He admits it wasnt the only time, his electi campaign thrown into chaos as a rival says hes not fit to lead. White house whistleblower, a formal complaint filed by a u. S. Intelligence officer against President Trump. This morning the mystery surrounding what the president may have promised a foreign leader during a phone call. Those stories, plus ties to isis the case of a Florida Airline mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane moments before takeoff. Nbc news investigates. Well take you inside ground zero for americas vaping epidemic, the factories in china where nearly all of the products are made. And city of flights, the flying taxis giving tourists a brand new way to see paris today, september 19th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today. Were so happy you joined us on this thursday morning, weather all week shes got a bug that wont let go. Cant shake it. We do w