Previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 2706 by the yeas and nays. And h. R. 1730 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote resm maining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. Luetkemeyer, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2706 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2706 a bill to provide requirements for banking agencies when requesting or ordering them to terminate a ecific customer account, and requiring documents related to subpoenas of the reform act of 1989 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , i
Heres lester holt. And theres a live picture of the white house of the capitol, actually, of course. Ands theres the white house. In a short time, president elect trump and president obama will begin their trip to the u. S. Capitol where mr. Trump will be sworn in around noon eastern time. It will be the start of a new era in washington and this country, what many see as a clean break from the last eight years under president obama. I am joined for our coverage by chuck todd, our political director and moderator of meet the press by tom brokaw who has covered the comings and goings of president s since Lyndon Johnson and by nicole wallace, nbc political news analyst. Tom, let me start with you. We have seen in many, many campaigns where, you know, harsh words were said. But to see the relationship that weve seen between president obama and president elect trump in the last several ek well, i think that president obama wanted to go out on a high note. Hes got very good Approval Ratings
Black College President s and universities executive order moving to assist hbcu from the Education Department to the white house. Im Cynthia Jackson hammond. President of Central State University in liver force, ohio. For the last two days, 80 plus president s of hbcus have gathered to be heard and the last two days, we have talked about our vision, our mission, and our intentions to further the education of so many students across this great country. I want to take the opportunity to thank Thurgood Marshall college fund for twgiving us th opportunity to meet with the president and his amazing staff. Weve had a lot of good work done today and yesterday and very comfortable and confident that we were heard and that our intentions will be met. Good evening. Im president nathaniel of jacksonville, florida. I want you to know is my background is in law enforcement. I was a sheriff in jacksonville for 8 years and ive seen and heard everything. But this has to be one of the great moments in
Average today. Another warm day but we are expecting showers and storms today and for much of the work week. Its 72 degrees right now. 72 at the lakefront. Dickensian grain moving through the northern counties. We do have some bleeding associated. And that severe line but it does continue to the east headed toward lake county. Expect for it to be in your neck of the woods by 5 00 a. M. But about it. We do have potential for storms. 83 degrees by 1 00 p. M. High of 85. In between systems if you will at 85. Good morning. In bound kennedy the ankle blocked off until 5 00. Outbound of 90, jane addams away a few spots of construction it will last until 5 00 a. M. To right lanes are blocked off. See story on the outbound. New developments overnight in the crisis in ferguson. Protesters faced off against police in riot gear and like the other nights, the police reacted with tear gas. Nancy loo is following the latest developments from the newsroom. Hi nancy. More than two dozen people were ar
Of staff says dont let him, meaning trump, distract you. Accept it as a further confirmation of the reality that joe biden won the election. Donald trumps twitter feed doesnt make joe biden president or not president. The American People did that. This come as the nation is struggling with the coronavirus outbreak. The nation reported over 1 million new cases in one week. Keep in mind it took the u. S. Nearly 100 days from the first reported day of covid19 to reach its first million. Now were seeing that same number in just seven days. Zblmpbts let lets start with the latest on the biden administration. Trumps refusal to comply with a peaceful transfer of power will have broad implications including how the nation addresses the surging coronavirus pandemic. This morning dr. Anthony fauci told cnns jake tapper its about passing the baton. As you know, ive been through multiple transitions now having served 6 president s for 36 years and its very clear that that transition process that w