Quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Reid madam president . The presiding officer mr. Leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 779. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, paul g. Byron of florida to be United States district judge for the middle district of florida. Mr. Reid i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of paul g. Byron of florida to be United States district judge for the middle district of florida, sig
Women are aware of what the possibilities are. Thats not to say that it should be to the advantage of one party or the other. Because we are there to get the job done. So if the impact of your activism of women and men on these issues relate to family is that it changes the thinking or reshuffles the priorities, for republicans, then thats a success. Its more important to pass the legislation than it is to win the election. Of course they dont want to pass the legislation, but the fact is that they have to hear the you know, the report is a wonderful work, thank you for it, but they have to know that people are aware that these are possibilities. They have to also, and this is my life, they have to know we are not going away. This is not going meeting. This is a way of life. [applause] until this changes, otherwise people think i will just get through this me, check the box. We are not going away. In the 70s there was a bill on president nixons desk for child care. People thought he mi
This is bbc news. Im sophie raworth. The headlines at 4. 30. The number of people whove died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought to have doubled in five days figures suggest more than 2,000 have lost their lives. There have been 759 new recorded uk coronavirus deaths in hospitals it brings the total death toll to 18,100. In the first ever virtual Prime Ministers questions, the new labour leader strongly criticises the government over a lack of testing and supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Something is going wrong, there is a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment. I dont accept his premise that we have been slow. We have been guided
by the scientific advice, the chief scientific adviser, the chief medical officer, at every step along this way. Borisjohnson is expected to speak to the queen this evening by phone. A number 10 spokesman said he watched Prime Ministers questions from chequers, but that he isn
This is bbc news. In about an hour, well bring you todays downing street News Conference on coronavirus. First, the latest headlines. Uk deaths for coronavirus more than double as the latest daily figures show nearly 400 fatalities. Nhs workers call for urgent action to give them protective equipment, in the fight against coronavirus. I dont have any visors, i dont have a face shield or goggles. I should have a full gown if im following the guidance by the World Health Organization. And i think it is frightening that i am putting myself at risk. Police are told to take a consistent approach when using new Emergency Powers on restricting movement, after some forces are criticised for being too aggressive. The number of deaths in spain increases by 849, the highest daily number since the epidemic started. The total there now is over 8,000. And here, millions of plants, shrubs and trees could be thrown away after the Coronavirus Outbreak Forces the closure of 2,000 Garden Centres and nurs
More dangerous than we expected. Spain records its biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths, the number there passes 8,000. The uk also records its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day as the infection rate gathers pace 381 people die. And well go to a refugee camp in greece to find out how people are dealing with the threat of coronavirus. Welcome to outside source. Lets start in the us, where the death toll from the coronavirus has now passed chinas. More than 3,400 people have died, and there are now almost 175,000 confirmed cases. Three out of four americans are now or about to be under some form of lockdown, as more states tighten measures to fight the coronavirus. Were expecting an update from donald trump in the next few hours about whether those guidelines will be toughened up. This is what he said yesterday. By very vigorously following these guidelines, we can save more than one million american lives. Think of that, one million american lives. 0urfuture is in