This morning is speeches from senators laying out their positions. Senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell started up the process starting to vote to advance the measure, but that vote hasnt been scheduled. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty and everlasting god, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers defend us. Away. We cry out to you and seem to only hear our echos of laments. As our lawmakers reach out to you night and day, enable them to connect to your matchless power. May they find in you a sure refuge, a shelter in the time of storms. Lord, strengthen the weakness of our faith, and give us trust for our trembling and hope for our fears. Give us patience and cheerful endurance and serenity of mind. And, lord, place your Healing Hands upon john bessler, senator rand paul, and others who need to feel your touch. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the ple
Through the karl rove front group. What does the chamber do with all this money . It lobbies, it litigates, and it runs political attack ads on television, radio, and the internet. Lets start with the lobbying. The chamber exendz far more than anyone else lobbying the federal government. It spent more than 80 million last year aloan, far more than any individual company. Over the last 20 years, the chamber has spent more than 1. 4 billion, 1. 4 billion. Thats billion with a b, and the nine zeros after it, lobbying the federal government. That is three times more than the next largest lobbying spender. A swamp monster indeed. Much of this lobbying is against environmental policies, with the chamber lobbying congress, the white house, e. P. A. , the department of energy, and the department of the interior on behalf of yes, you guessed i. The Chamber Champions the fossil fuel agenda, opposing limits on Carbon Emissions and supporting drilling and mining on public lands and in offshore wat
News cloer. Welcome to the overnight news. Im elaine quijano. A makeshift memorial continues to grow in dallas, where five Police Officers were killed by a sniper last thursday. We learned today the gunman taunted police during two hours of negotiations before authorities killed him with a robot bomb. The killer said he was targeting police in revenge for the Fatal Police Shootings of two black men in minnesota and louisiana last week. Those deaths led to tense protests and dozens of arrests in st. Paul and baton rouge last night. We begin in dallas with manuel bojorquez. Reporter after the initial rounds of gunfire, Dallas Police chief david brown said in an interview today the gunman laughed at Police Negotiators and scribbled letters on a wall with his own blood, and that micah Zavier Johnson put his Army Training to use killing Police Officers, killing five and turning parts of dallas into a war zone. 25year Dallas Police veteran james depugh rushed to the scene. It was painful see
This is your skin. This is your skin in the sun. The sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. There were also dozens of arrests in st. Paul, minnesota after protesters clashed with police after the deadly shooting of Philando Castile last wednesday. Several hundred protesters clashed with police as they shut down one of the twin citys main highways, interstate 94. For more than four hours overnight, police tried to get the crowd under control. Some hurled broken concrete, rocks, rebar, and even fireworks at oficers. Thats really a disgrace. And protesters last night turned into criminals. Reporter 21 Police Officers were injured, though none were seriously hurt. At a news conference, Police Showed an officers still badge dented. 102 protesters were arrested. The protests were in response to the Police Shooting of 32yearold Philando Castile, streamed live on facebook by his fiancee, Diamond Reynolds. She and her attorney larry rogers say castile was reaching for his id and did not
An activist with the group black lives matter is from baltimore. Police, youre under arrest. Reporter he was streaming live on his phone as he was arrested for standing in the roadway. Colonel Mike Edmundson heads the Louisiana State police. What is captured is just that moment. Whats not captured is the moments before that yes, its live. Yes, its realtime, and yes, we believe the public has the right to know. But lets have them have the right to know everything. Reporter the day after sterlings death, louisianas governor John Bell Edwards called for a federal investigation. That decision has been credited with helping to maintain peace. I wonder if you ever had a moment where you wondered whether this would turn into a ferguson or a baltimore. Well, sure. Thats one of the reasons why we were as quick as we were to make decision. We wanted to engage. Reporter late tonight the activist Deray Mckesson with black lives matter was released from jail. Elaine, right now resources are coming