Style protest that was going to shut down the washington beltway. Remember that movie, convoy, from 1978 . I loved that movie. The Fox News Channel has been hyping the trucker protest all week. The organizer said that i expected thousands of truckers to take part today. One radio host who was helping to hype the trucker protest in the conservative media said he thought if 3,000 truckers turned out, that would inspire a nationwide general strike of 100 million americans to quote get out on the street, get out on the roads and demand our legislature follow the constitution. That did not happen. Just a few guys showed up an they have not yet inspired a general strike of 100 million americans. Virginia state Police Spokesperson said today, quote, it was pretty much a nonevent. A maryland state Highway Administration said the same thing. Their spokesperson told the washington post, nothing materialized. So, basically, a rainy day commute. Maryland says there were a few accidents around coll
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Special. The day of the freedom truckers protest ride, where they were going to bring washington to its knees with a massive convoy style protest that was going to shut down the washington beltway. Remember that movie, convoy, from 1978 . I loved that movie. The Fox News Channel has been hyping the trucker protest all week. The organizer said that i expected thousands of truckers to take part today. One radio host who was helping to hype the trucker protest in the conservative media said he thought if 3,000 truckers turned out, that would inspire a nationwide general strike of 100 million americans to quote get out on the street, get out on the roads and demand our legislature follow the constitution. That did not happen. Just a few guys showed up an they have thot yet inspired a general strike of 100 million americans. Virginia state Police Spokesperson said today, quote, it was pretty much a nonevent. A maryland state Highway Administration said the same thing. Their spokesperson tol
Magnificent city made entirely of ice. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. The first major snowstorm of 2014 has arrived in full force and it pummeled on new years eve is now crippling the northeast with heavy snow and bonechilling temperatures and blamed for two deaths in illinois and another in philadelphia. New york and new jersey have each declared a state of emergency with blizzardlike conditions expected through the morning and new york city cancelled school for nearly one million kids but the sub freezing temperatures moving into the area that are the most concerning. Temperatures are expected to dip to minus ten by the weekend and its even worse further north in new england, some areas have seen 22 of snow with more expected over the next 12 hours. The lows in boston will be well below zero and part of maine could see the mercury drop to minus 30. From the midwest to the northeast more than 100 Million People are feeling the effects of this dangerou
The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Reid mr. President , this morning i came to the senate floor and talked about its groundhog year. Not groundhog day. What is going on here today is an example of what has been going on with the republicandriven direction of this congress for several years. What are we doing here today . Nothing. Nothing. Under the rules of the senate, cloture was invoked 990. And the purpose of that is to get on a bill. Its a shame we had to even file cloture on that, but we did. That takes a couple of days. And then, mr. President , everyone should understand that when cloture is invoked, there is 30 hours. It is a waste of time, and why are they doing that . Why are they causing that . Because they dont want to legislate. They want to do anything they can to stop president obama from accomplishing anything. Bernie sand