Fifth state to order its citizens to stay inside except to go out for essentials like groceries, doctors appointments and exercising alone and at a distance new york states executive order goes into effect tonight meanwhile, congressional leaders are expected to be back in washington later today to discuss a trillion dollar economic rescue package. Senate majority leader mitch mnelquote, mitchy close mcconnell said they are close to a deal. All told, 24,000 reported cases of covid19 in the u. S new york state has a third of them this morning, 297 coronavirus related deaths in the country. Jeff bezos says his company is looking to hire 100,000 people to help them deal with the demand and asking people to apply now. In a few minutes we will take your questions live to a pair of doctors who will give you answers about your health, and mental. Later in the spotlight staying connected in our new age of social distancing the suddenly booming platform that is helping to keep us together then
Dethe vote. Put de novo. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. He house will be in order. Please take your conversations off the floor. He house will come to order. Please take your conversations off the floor. He house will come to order. Pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, the chair will postpone further the house today will come to order. Please take your conversations off the floor. Pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the jerusalem from california seek recognition . I move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 239, the Christa Mcauliffe commemorative coin act of 2019.
And hope solo, the world cup winning u. S. Goalkeeper talks to us about this years tournament and whether the u. S. Went too far in its opening round 130 win. Its thursday june 13st, 2019, here is todays eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. Ive seen a lot of things in my life. I dont think in my whole life ive ever called the fbi, my whole life. The president said he would take dirt on an opponent from a foreign power. This is somebody who says we have information on your opponent. Oh, let me call the fbi. Give me a break. U. S. Navy say they are helping two oil tankers they say came under attack. Authorities in Dominican Republic say they have detained six suspects in the shooting of former slugger david ortiz. A day after being shamed by jon stewart, a house panel voted unanimously to replenish the 9 11 victim fund. Donald trump jr. Said there was nothing changed about his testimony as he wrapped up a second appearance before the Senate Intelligence community. Are you worried about p
Cute video alert there as we say good morning to you on a thursday morning. Well start with that arctic air and snow gripping much of the country. Take a look at these white house conditions in buffalo whiteout conditions in buffalo, new york. The snow was coming down at roughly two inches per hour. Theres extreme weather in the west as well with one major city at a complete standstill after a rare storm with more heres abcs lana zak. Thunder snow lightning up the skies in western new york. Whoo. Got that, baby. Reporter an intense snow band is bringing whiteout conditions. Watch as the lakeeffect snow builds and moves inland. From the northeast to the great lakes, a bonechilling blanket of arctic air is engulfing the northern half of the country and with the windchill factored in parts of the midwest through new england could feel like 15 to 30 degrees below zero. Experts say in those extreme subzero temperatures frostbite minutes. Were thinking mostly in this area about frostbite and
Winds nw 1525 g 35 mph feels 515 tonight diminishing winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph the district is ready for todays winter overnight the snow team spread salt on those firstfreeze areas like bridges and overpasses, in case of any light snow. A 24hour cold emergency plan will be activated starting at seven am. That means Additional Services will be availabe to protect residents from the severe weather, including emergency shelters. We have a list of warming sites and shelters on our website, wjla dot com. And right now School Officials across the region are up early to make sure buses are running smoothly in this cold weather. Ryan hughes is live at in greenbelt with more. Stay connected with the stormwatch 7 you can follow us on facebook, twitter and wjla. C