Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 96, the nays are one. The 60vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. Senate will be in order. Please remove your conversations from the floor. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i withdraw amendment number 1419. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is withdrawn. The senator for alaska. Ms. Murkowski i modify the amendment amendment number 1407 with the chaplains at the desk. This modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment number 1419 offered by the senator from kentucky, mr. Mcconnell, for the senator from iowa, ms. Ernst. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is so modified. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the deck for the substitute amendment number 1407, as modified. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned
September is Childhood Cancer awareness month. What better time to donate to st. Jude Childrens Research Hospital . Where families never receive a bill and can focus on helping their child live. Go to stjude. Org. Cbs cares. Well, its video that is leading the fbi tonight to ask for help identifying these two men. They are wanted for questioning as possible witnesses in the weekend bomb blasts in new york and new jersey. The man charged in those attacks is recovering from gunshot wounds. Homeland security correspondent jeff pegues is following this. Reporter at 8 30 saturday night, a Pressure Cooker bomb exploded on west 23rd street in manhattan. The f. B. I. Is appealing for help in finding these two men who were four blocks away on west 27th street at the same time. Police say the two men removed a bomb from a piece of luggage, putting it on the sidewalk, and then walked away, leaving the device but taking the suitcase. The bomb never exploded. N. Y. P. D. Counterterrorism chief jame
Overnight news. [ tree crashes ] [ wind howling ] well, its video thats leading the f. B. I. Tonight to ask for help identifying these two men. They are wanted for questioning as possible witnesses in the weekend bomb blasts in new york and new jersey. The man charged in those attacks is recovering from gunshot wounds. Homeland security correspondent reporter at 8 30 saturday night, a Pressure Cooker bomb exploded on west 23rd street in manhattan. The f. B. I. Is appealing for help in finding these two men who were four blocks away on west 27th street at the same time. Police say the two men removed a bomb from a piece of luggage, putting it on the sidewalk, and then walked away, leaving the device but taking the suitcase. N. Y. P. D. Counterterrorism chief james waters. They are witnesses. There are no criminal charges. Theyre not in any jeopardy of being arrested. So if you can help us find them or anybody else can tell us who they are, we would be very interested to speak to them. R
Cobras biting people. Alligators ringing doorbells. Your average morning in america. A lot of surprises. Good wednesday morning to you all. We begin with another one, this one in politics as indiana delivers a knockout blow to ted cruz. Yeah, cruz abandoned his bid for the white house after suffering a crushing 5337 defeat declaring Donald Trumps path to the republican nomination. Cruz had vowed to battle it out till the convention in cleveland but said the delegate math just didnt work out. From the beginning, ive said that i would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight, im sorry to say all no. It appears that path has been foreclosed. All no. The moments after that the republ acknowledged what theyve been fearing, rnc chairman Reince Priebus tweeting this, donald trump will be the presumptive nominee. We all need to unite and focus on defeating Hillary Clinton. While trump celebrated in new york city afc an emotional night in houston, texas, for cruz and h
In an apparent random attack on an interstate has died. Investigators say tracy charchowski was shot once in the neck as she rode in the passenger seat in the family car in wisconsin. Her husband who was driving at the time was a longtime employee of the d. E. A. But that plairnt did not play a part in the shooting. The accused shooter had been on the run after killing a man in a milwaukee suspect. Hes now in custody. A suspect is also in custody after police in washington, d. C. Say he hijacked a city bus, then ran over and killed a pedestrian. The man has been charged with seconddegree murder. Abcs Pierre Thomas has more on how this bizarre incident unfolded. Reporter as the bus hijacking comes to a dramatic violent end, Police Descend on the scene, surrounding the suspect, whos still inside. Hands up. Reporter police will be poring over this difficult to watch video recorded by a bystander on his cell phone. Only feet away, just out of over by the bus. It was crazy. I dont know why