While creating new public spaces that reflect continuing stories that is our great country. In my view, when the Senate Debates this kind of legislation, the debate also has to include discussion about a particularly important topic and that is jobs. Now a major component of this bill is of course the land and Water Conservation. That puts funding into natural wonders all over the country, in cities and rural areas. And so today i want to speak for a moment, specifically about those rural areas and rural economies. The Economic Impact of the covid19 pandemic has hit so many of our Rural Communities like a wrecking ball. These are communities that have been struggling, going back a long time and Building Back up after covid19. This is going to be enormously challenging. The senate ought to be looking at every good idea the gig help get these rural economies moving again that land and waterou Conservation Fund is not just about opening up the countries treasured areas for everyone to enj
Curfews have lifted in many cities but remain in new york as we go into another weekend of protests. A Record Number of National Guard troops have been deployed. The mayor of washington, d. C. , has asked President Trump to withdraw troops. For what it means i want to bring in abigail doolittle. Talk about the ups and the downs today. Abigail investors squarely focused on the jobs report that came in better than anybody expected. The estimate was for a loss of 7. 5 million jobs. Instead we had an ad of 2. 5 million, which is great news for folks in those new jobs and for the folks who did not lose their job. As for the stock market, of course we had this debate about whether stock should be up so much since the march lows. This Economic Data, you could make the case that stocks have been right. Who was such as myself questioning stock should be high against the real world is wrong although one month does not make a trend. Lets see if that continues. Some say there could be more waves a
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, may your name be praised. Lord, use our senators today to permit justice to rule in our land. Remind them that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is an equal opportunity destroyer. As our lawmakers strive to do your will, reward their faithfulness,. Illuminate their hearts with your wisdom and love. Help them to remember that the entire ethical requirement is fulfilled by loving your neighbor as you love yourself. May this love for those in need hasten the day when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. Continue to be our strength and fortress, sustaining us with your amazing grace. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for w
Be very light. On radar you can see not a lot, but a little bit. Highs today starting to warm up and really warming up tomorrow. Back above average. Lets get over to sell now and see if anything has evolved in the last 15 or 20 minutes. Good morning. Good morning to you. We have traffic that is mostly doing very well out there. Im looking at most of these commutes on my list. We do see traffic moving well. Richmond bridge commute looks all right. If you happen to be on alameda city streets avoid born avista between sherman and webster. There is a major traffic jam on that stretch of when avista, so you can get through and you will have to go another way. Otherwise, the major city streets, pardon me, the major freeways are doing well. The final one, lets go back to the headlines. Alameda county firefighters racing to 2 fires in the last few hours. One at a Storage Facility and the other at a walmart. Sarah joins us now with more on that. Good morning. Reporter good morning. It has been
And political impulses caused americans to consider americans a larger role in the world for their nation. Professor smith details the actions they took such as pursuing missionary work, arguing for the expansion of the navy and searching for new economic markets. This is just over an hour and 10 minutes. What were going to do today is start something very new and very distinct in the evolution of the story were telling. The 1890s becomes a distinct beginning of the way america thinks of itself in the world. In a very different way. If you want to understand the 20th century, if you want to understand the role that the United States assumes for itself and plays in the 20th century, the 1890s is the place to start. Because the transformation, listen, the transformation that you see among the people and their attitudes in the 1890s is little short of kind of amazing. Remember this. Remember that as far as you want to go in American History, okay, the idea has been that the United States