Alassad overnight. 59 tomhawk Cruise Missiles were fired last night at Syrian Air Base where it is believed that assad launched a chemical weapons attack against civilians earlier in the week. Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. No child of god should ever suffer such horror. Tonight i ordered military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. Maria russia respding tthe act saying it does significant damage to the u. S. Russia relationship. That countrys president saying the u. S. Serves as an example to the entire free world. Here at home the president s actions being praised by lawmakers including democrats but senator rand paul said that the president should have received congressional authorization first. Announcement of air strikes affecting Global Markets mine wheel. We are well off of the lows as soon as the strikes were announced last night. The market down 150 points. A big reversal overnight. Dow industrial showin
Summer state work period. Everily day countless terrorists are plotting their next attack against the United States. There are measures that we can take today that will help make americans safer at home and while traveling from destinations abroad. Several of those measures are included in the f. A. A. Bill that we passed with over 90 votes in the United States senate. Madam president , today i call again on the house of representatives to take up this bill so that we can continue our work to keep americans safe. Madam president , i yield the floor. I suggest madam president , before i yield the floor, i have seven unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders sm. And i ask unanimous consent t these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the Senate Recess un
And good morning, america. It has happened again. The joy of normal life becomes a nightmare in seconds. That was the scene in nice, france, last night. Those thousands that gathered to celebrate the National Holiday after the fireworks shots rang out then this truck mows down the crowd stretched out for more than a mile that was it right there. You saw the people running. You saw the horror leaving a trail of unspeakable carnage. The images are horrific. The suspect was shot and killed on the scene. Officials are now searching for accomplices. At least 4 people were killed including two americans and at least 50 others were injured. Frances state of emergency now extended three months. It was supposed to end on july 26th. This is the fifth terrorist attack in france since january of 2015. State of emergency continues there. We have Team Coverage here and overseas. Starting with abcs Alex Marquardt on the scene in nice, good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, george. This attacker c
Act. Todd storm lake legislator gary worthan is sponsoring the bill. He says the dot tells him the the average speed on iowas interstates is 72. All the more reason to boost it to 75. If youre not going to in 470 to slow that traffic down, lets make it legal. Todd one driver we talked with lung interstate north of des moines agrees. Most of the people are going that speed anyway, so if someone is going 70 they are actually slowing the traffic down. Todd in fact, in a very unscientific test, we set our Cruise Control at 70 along i35 and traffic constantly passed us. But not everybody is convinced faster is better. The thing is, they go fast enough as it is. In the winter time, people need to slow down. You know, its a trade off. If you want to look at safety and thats all you want to look at, it should be 25 to 30 miles an hour. Is dead set against raising the speed limit. The next step for this bill is the full Transportation Committee and the iowa house. That could happen this week. S
It will be quiet heading for highs into the mid to upper 30s. You still need coats today but as we go through tomorrow and into friday, over the weekend, highs will be feeling like spring into the 50s and maybe 60s. Eric the Iowa Supreme Court is reviewing a lawsuit filed by the estate of former slipknot been number paul gray. He died of a Drug Overdose in 2010. His wife is suing a former doctor saying she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. A polk county judge previously throughout the lawsuit partially because grays daughter was not born until six months after her death. His death. His attorney argued that should not matter. The defense says the medical malpractice lawsuit was filed too late. Bruce stoltze everyday she lives without her father. There is no father around her to support her. Her birthdays. Eric hoch we believe that the statute of limitations. Its not ambiguous. The court has been down this road before with schultz, its an analysis that holds true. Eric the