better than it was a month ago. tom: it is all the news that is out there right now. you see a little bit of a lift in the markets. we will get to the data check, but what is extraordinary right now is this historic moment for hong kong. and lord patton with us in 30 minutes, which is a great honor. now let s get straight to bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. ritika: as you were mentioning, lawmakers in china have defied a threat by president trump, approving a proposal for sweeping national security legislation aimed at hong kong. the micros the advocates say the measures will curb freedom in the city, and this came a day lead this could president trump into imposing sanctions on china. been more than 100,000 deaths in the u.s. from coronavirus. that is three months since the first death announced on february 29 in the united states. according to the institute of directors think tank. wagestly paving 80% of for jobs. the government wants to chang
instead of people ice skating, ice slowly melting. the own ev says his ice rink was vandalized. tracking showers, now we re seeing two more storms on the horizon. we ll show you when they arrive. here is a picture of a young man who went to the very first oakland raiders game at the coliseum. tomorrow he s hoping to go to the very last game as well. an east bay ice rink is melting after vandals tampered with the valves. but the community isn t letting them put a damper on christmas. luz pena explains for the time being the ice rink is more like a lake. reporter: while the 37th annual brentwood holiday parade is in full swing, once it turned on second street, things turned from joyful to disappointed. reporter: 10 to 12 birthday parties were planned. at least 200 people were expected to skate. but instead, take a look, the ice rink is empty. we came in this morning. it was a lake instead of an east rink. reporter: once tom get to the back of the rink he fou
connecticut, senator murphy, organizing this time to bringing members of the senate together. i want to thank my colleague from ohio, , senator brown, the senior senator, or his words tonight, is passionate about this issue. and his commitment to change. that should be a commitment that is shared by everyone here, but we ll be talking about what has not happened your tonight as much as what has happened. when i think a about this issue, the issue of gun violence, which it s an epidemic, it s also uniquely american problem. no other country has this problem. in fact, america didn t have this problem for all of its history. it s, debating on where you start the y clock, it s years od is not a lot longer than that. when i think about the issue and think about the debates where having sometimes we start withes the names of communities, and we unfortunately have been memorized. so many communities are known for so much, so much that s positive about their culture, about their hist
the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: are we in a quorum call, mr. president? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. i will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. this is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nation s gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. if we make different choices here on the floor of the united states senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some cons
the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i understand the senate has received a message from the house to accompany s. 756. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the chair lay before the senate the message to accompany s. 756. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate a message from the house. the clerk: resolved, that the bill from the senate s. 756, entitled an act to reauthorize and amend the marine debris act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes, do pass with an amendment. mr. mcconnell: i move to concur in the house amendment with a further amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, moves to concur in the house amendment to s. 756, with an amendment numbered 4108. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask