Opportunistic litigation. Madam, president , i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. I come to the floor to discuss a piece of legislation that senator booker and i worked on to help Public Safety officers. Since the covid19 pandemic beg began, over 100 First Responders have lost their lives to that virus. Unlike the rest of us, these brave men and women couldnt by the very nature of their work, stay home or social distance. In firehouses across the country, firefighters had to continue sharing confined spaces and respond to emergencies in cramped trucks. Police officers continued to respond to 911. These calls and also to interact with the public in very close quarters. And while most of us are avoiding covid at all costs, state and county emt crews are transporting the infected and the others to hospitals for emergency care. While im inspired by the bravery of these First Responders, im not at all surprised by the actions they take to protect the people they serve. First
Nomination of scott rash for the district of arizona. Live on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal master the father of us all we thank you that through your spirit you have provided our legislative body with the talents and capabilities to fulfill your purposes. May our senators remember that this body has many parts, each making its distinctive contribution to the success of the whole. As our lawmakers acknowledge and honor the value added by each member of this body, unite them with faith, civility, courage, and gratitude. And lord, we pray for the First Responders and Health Care Workers who stand on the front lines during this Global Health crisis. We pray in your unifying 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
Always be aware of your surroundings. Try to keep your distracts minimized. We see so many folks walking around, paying attention to their smartphone. Reporter police asking anyone with information about any of these cases to come forward and contact the Arlington Police department. At 6 00, we spoke with neighbors who explain how they are taking safety precautions into their own hands. Reporting in arlington, meagan fitzgera fitzgerald, news4. An historic day in havan. The American Flag now flying at the u. S. Embassy in cuba for the first name more than 50 years. How far we have come in the few short months since our president s announcements in december. Reporter secretary of state john kerry declaring the american and cuban people are no longer enemies or rivals. Time to unfurl our flags, raise them up and let the world know that we wish each other well. And nbc4 news4s david culver has been in havana all week and there as that u. S. Flag went up. He joins us live with the response
There. Heres what we know. Nine people had to go to the hospital. It happened around 4 00. Four adults in one care and lee in the other. Both involved in the wreck and everything hurt. Two offduty Police Officers were driving in the area at a the time of the accident. They saw happened and began to rescue the kids. One officer continued working on a child in the ambulance as they went to the hospital. Witnesses described a chaotic scene. We were talking to one of the toe truck guy thats said they were trying to resuscitate two of the children. Hopefully they are all right. There were like eight ambulances that came and left. So hopefully they got them there safe. Reporter we just learned, unfortunately, one of thoefz children did not make it. Were told he was between 5 and 7 years old. Doctors continued to work on the other infant. The infant two months old. They are trying to figure out what happened hoar. We saw them put up fresh police tape so they are not letting people down this s
We had a little rain out there. It is settling the stage for a great weekend and everything is on track with our forecast. Heres Early Warning doppler from 9hd. We have wet roads around. And we have moderate rain in the last hour. A few sprinkles there and the south of there and palm bay. And then elsewhere, were going to settle done. And a broader settle down. And broader picture, cloud cover and that will break up as we get a clearing trend today. You can go with the shorts and short sleeves and have the sweatshirt on standby today. Through the day, we will have the highs in the 70s today. The showers winding down. So clearing out this morning. By noon, more sunshine 75 and temperatures around 78 degrees. Coming up, the orlando city forecast and the change in temperatures for our weekend. The time is 6 01. We have a check on the drive and wet roads around. I4 looking pretty good and we have some drizzle out there. And downtown orlando, looking good in both directions here. But we hav