Quorum call mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the republican leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell yesterday i joined congressional leaders in awarding three congressional gold medals to the memory of thousands of men and women who perished so tragically on this very day 13 years ago. Every american that morning bore witness to terrible tragedy and suffering. But that wasnt all we witnessed. We also saw incredible acts of bravery and compassion and heroism. We saw it in a great city. We saw it on the edge of the capitol. We heard about it high above the clouds. Sacrifices of those heroes of 9 11 inspired us then, and they inspire us now. In memory of every man and woman who perished so tragically that day continues to serve as a Unifying Force for our nation, and we will never stop honoring them. Mr. President , on an entirely different matter, the Am
It. Today president obama is going to take his message to the people and give a speech here. During that speech the president will outline the key components and explain what it means for middle class americans. Now the speech isnt for several more hours. At 6 00 the white house is expected to release more information about the specifics of what the president will touch on during that speech that, again, will happen at 6 00 this morning. We will bring you those details coming up at 6 02. Reporting live, megan mcgrath, news 4. Eun, back to you. Meantime lawmakers this morning getting ready for a plan to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown. Last week the republicancontrolled house passed the budget that virtually defunded the new Health Care Law. With that bill expected to fail, the house now drawing up a new plan that would instead raise the debt limit. That, though, could only delay some problems. Lawmakers have another deadline october 17 where the country could default on i
Capital beltway. Traveling i95 in virginia still watching an earlier crash there northbound at joplin road. Watching two of your left lanes and it is causing quite the a delay. The trip out of quantico you can expect a sixmile backup. Aaron and eun . Thanks, danella. It is now 6 02. Melissa mollet is following breaking news in syria from the live desk now, melissa . Trying to get more information on this for you, again, a mortar round on or near the u. S. Embassy in damascus. This is information we are getting from nbc news in syria. The russian embassy, of course, that compound was hit on sunday, september 22nd but, again, a mortar round has hit on or near, they say, the u. S. Embassy in damasc damascus. More information as we get it at the live desk. New this morning were learning about a speech the president is getting ready to deliver this morning in Prince Georges County. He is heading to a local college to talk about Health Care Reform. What we know now could be a very frank spee
Gerri we love hearing from you. Send me an email to gerri foxbusiness. Com. You know what . I believe this countrys on with pot smoking is out of control. The city of san diego considering medical marijuana vending machines. Right. People will be able to swipe a card with their id and prescription on it and scan their fingerprint, then the pot is dispensed. Those are goi to be broken into so fast itll make your head spin. I mn, seriously, do we really need to make it easier for people to get marijuana . And why do i think those nearby snack vending machines will have a hard time keeping cheetos in stock . Thats my two cents more. Thats it for tonights willis report. Thanks for joining us. Have a great night and a great weekend. Stay safe. Lou good evening, everybody. Thanks for joining us. President obama tonight caught between his politics and economics. Another record day on wall street and an Unemployment Rate that has drop today the lowest dropped to the lowest level in four years,
Lou good evening, everybody. Thanks for joining us. President obama tonight caught between his politics and economics. Another record day on wall street and an Unemployment Rate that has drop today the lowest dropped to the lowest level in four years, all of this occurring as were one week into the sequester that president obama predicted would rain hellfire and ashes upon us. Mr. Obamas twomonthlong campaign of fear and apocalyptic doom were for naught and cost the president some credibility in the process. The department of labor today reporting the february jobs number with the national Unemployment Rate declining to 7. 7 . That number, the lowest since december of 2008 just before the president took office. Skewing that number, however, is the read on how many of us are not in the labor force. According to the Labor Department analysis, more than 89 million americans are not in the labor force according to this latest report, thats a record high number including those who have reti