For later today at 1 30 p. M. Eastern. We also expect more floor speeches on policing reforms after Senate Republicans introduced their bill yesterday. Now, live to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hearts are steadfast toward you. Lead us safely to the refuge of your choosing, for you desire to give us a future and a hope. Lord, provide us with grateful hearts to appreciate your mercies that are new each day. Today, give our senators the power to do your will, as they realize more fully that they are servants of heaven and stewards of your mysteries. Give them your perspective on their daily tasks and every decision they must make. Remind them that people usually dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. May faithfulness to you become the litmus test by which they evaluate each action. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The
To get ready. Thanks joining us. Kpix 5 is your is your vial guide to navigate these potentially widespread power shutoffs. People all around the bay area are waiting for official word from pg e on whether theyll be in the dark come tomorrow. The Team Coverage starts with jackie ward in lafayette where high fire danger are putting some residents on high alert. Reporter most affected areas are here in contra costa and that includes lafayette. People here are getting ready. This is all that we have. People came here to ace to look for flashlights but they were out of luck. Some people this afternoon will be disappointed. Assistant manager howie gibb says he has not since n94 masks were hard. Com by a few years ago. Batteries were filling, every 15 to 20 minutes, it seems. Its like we are giving away. Its crazy. At safeway, Michael Haggerty was stocking up and keeping things easy. I want things that i can drink cold, eat cold, fruit, a lot of water at home. Where we live, its very, very w
For me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. Political speculation began trickling in almost immediately. Republicans are saying they will not confirm a new justice saying the next president should be allowed to make the appointment. A bay area attorney who knew scalia says the senate, which is controlled by republicans will not approve any potential justice mr. Obama nominates. There is not a chance of the good lord himself getting through that senate because theyre banking on a republican president and they want a republican appointment. Well democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton says barack obama is still president for the next 11 months and quote, has the responsibility to nominate a new Supreme Court justice whether the republicans like it or not. And the senate has a responsibility to vote. And all of us democrats, we have a responsibility to make sure a republican doesnt win in november and ri
Beatification of archbishop oscar romero, who was shot dead 35 years ago. Plus. [ singing ] somecontests prepare to kick off in front of thousands of fans. Hello, iraqi forces and u. S. Led coalition have started their fight against the Islamic State in iraq and the levant in anbar province. Coalition airstrikes targeted on vehicles near the the provincial capital of ramadi. Losing control of that town would allow isil to link ramadi with fallujah and be within striking distance of baghdad. There has been progress for Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Shia militiamen as well as iraqi soldiers have recaptured the town. Theyve pushed isil out of that town, which is seven kilometers from ramadi, the provincial capital of anbar. The iraqi forces were sent to the area to stop isil from advancing further. Isil has managed to take towns and cities and excuse me, towns and villages since it captured ramadi on sunday. The capture ofthe aim is to protect the military base, which was really u
Something to think about, not that you dont have enough to think about already. Thank you. Thank you very much. Any further Public Comment. Hearing none, Public Comment is now closed. Chiefs report. Chiefs report discussion, review of activities. I bring up last wednesday morning, the city suffered its 39th homicide, which occurred during a what was a shooting in and out of cars at about 4 50 in the morning on november 6. I bring this up because theres been a lot of coverage in the media about a pretty reprehensible attack on a sleeping homeless person at 4 44 that same morning at that exact same location. There hasnt been any mention that it happened within six minutes of the homicide, but that was the case. Responding officers to the call that there had been an assault, when they came on scene, the person who weve determined to be a woman and weve identified her and had her examined by an ambulance last night, got up and walked off and said she was fine, didnt want to make a Police R