Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] please, be seated. We have a lot to do and a lot of special guests to thank before we get going tonight. You will hear in a couple of moments from Rhonda Johnson, the president of at t california. At t is the cosponsor of todays events, which have been going on since the 5k race for space this morning. Celebrating 50 years ago. I have heard the National Anthem a lot of times but i have never reflected on the home of the brave being so perfectly incorporated when neil armstrong, Michael Collins and buzz aldrin took off in that capsule 50 years a
Iranian state media say the tanker was detained because it had been involved in an accident with a fishing boat. Paul adams reports. Iran says the stena impero and its multinational crew which doesnt include any britons is now being held at the port. The Authorities Say the tank is being investigated following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ship owners havent confirmed this and say no rules were broken. The stena impero was making its way through the strait of hormuz in International Waters when it was intercepted by a helicopter and several baits. It made a sharp turn north towards iran. Its last reported position, a few miles south west of an iranian island. We will respond in a way thatis island. We will respond in a way that is considered but robust. We are absolutely clear that if the situation isnt resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. A second tanker, the mv mesdar, was also detained but only briefly. It is now making its way to a port in saudi arabia
For the next three hours, where live from the national air and space museum from washington, d. C. Knowan call us and let us your impressions of apollo 11 if you watched the moon landing. 202 7488000 for all others 202 7488001. Panwj yourst cs thoughts and impressions. You can do the same on facebook. Com cspan. Based here from the national air and space museum. A couple of facts about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. It was Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin, and Michael Collins the team for that day. The launch took place july 16, 1969. 20,moon landing on july 1969. Step by Neil Armstrong at about 10 4 56 p. M. On july 20. About 10 56 p. M. On july 20. Astronauts returning to earth on july 24, 1969. We will talk more about the historical significance and what it means for spaceflight today. O. Will hear from you to if you watched the moon landing, 202 7488000. 202 7488001 for all others this morning. Let you know that this program is being done in conjunction with our colleagu
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Vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Any senator wish to change their vote . On this vote the yeas are 95. The nays are 2. Twothirds of the senators voting having voted in the affirmative the resolution of the ratification is agreed to. The majority leader of the senate. Mr. Mcconnell the senate is not in order. The presiding officer the majority leader of the senate. Mr. Mcconnell the democratic leader and i want to take a few minutes here to point out to everyone that our colleague, the senior senator from vermont, just cast a truly historic vote. Of course the tax treaties are significant, but im talking about the fact that senator leahy just cast his 16,000th vote of his senate career. We know of no single statistic that can begin to capture such tenure, but this figure comes close. 16,000 votes cast for his constituents. With numbers like that, senator leahy has already left towering figures like our late colleagues ted stevens and ted kennedy in the dust. Now hes