Investigation of destrip nunes practices. Its supposed to be an investigation into possible russian interference in the election and russian surveillance. Charles there has been whole lot of factors. But essentially what we are talking about is potential collusion. Thats one of the angles, potential unmasking. There has been some form of unmasking, but maybe well find out who was involved tonight and if the reasoning for it was to embarrass the Trump Administration and delegitimize the incoming administration. This has to be one of the leakiest administrations we have ever seen. They are coming not only from obamaera officials. But also werent administration itself. I think its upon fair that adam schiff who is part of the gang of 8, the 8 people on the Intelligence Committee who are given access to the most classified information people in Congress Need that information. He should get the same information that is selectively given out to people inside the administration. The administr
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 95. The nays are 3. The bill as amended is passed. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The senate will be in order. Mr. Thune mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues for the passage of the federal Aviation Administration reauthorization act of 2016. By passing this legislation, which i offered with the Commerce Committees Ranking Member, senator nelson, and our aviation subcommittee leaders senators ayotte and cantwell, the senate is seeking to end a string of short extensions with a comprehensive reform proposal now on its way to the house of representatives. Bipartisan efforts at both
Illegitimate purpose. And there was another issue that required additional scrutiny. We satisfied that burden. Dont you think this will lead every single plan to be challenged as voter delusion . No, i think you would have to have a showing of an illegitimate purpose behind the deviation. You didnt just establish it by the fact of the deviation. What kind of evidence did you present to the District Court . Well, i think in this case, this case is a very unique case because as judge wake found in his decent, the chart shows statistically there was systematic partisan mall apportionment done for that partisan reason. Just looking at numbers. Is that the chart at 112a of the appendix . Yes. I think that it is the chart that is in color. I think weve also provided. Ive got the colored chart. Yes. It shows the districts were systematically, statistically mall apportioned for that purpose. That shis the kind of showing Justice Scalia i thought, mr. Herron, that you were saying that the thing
Its something of a command performance. They are going to visit their boss. The pope will be meeting with the bishops at st. Matthews tomorrow. Hes been stern at times with his priests and bishops. He has. His christmas message at the vatican curate he talked about the different ills that affected the bishops and cardinals, clericalism, what he called spiritual alzheimers. People are expecting the u. S. Congress message to be strongest, but i imagine the message to the bishops will be the most blunt. I want to go to pierre thomas. Extraordinary security precautions being taken. Reporter yes. Security will be unprecedented. Think inauguration scale security playing out four days in three cities. 50 different agencies, thousands of police and federal agencies. The biggest challenge this popes unpredictability, he is prone to stopping his motorcade for a few days the security will rival the president of the United States. They call him the pope of surprises. That is true. He is not afraid
To squeeze into his 40 hours on the ground here in washington. Cbs 2s tony aiello continues our coverage here in d. C. He is here in the brooklyn section of washington. Tony. Reporter maurice, they call this part of washington, little rome because there are so many catholic institutions with a presence here including the franciscan friars of the atonement. Their headquarters is in new york but they have a beautiful monastery in washington, d. C. You can see the yellow and white vatican floor adorning the entrance of the monastery. The city is excited. At st. Anthony school in the brookline section of washington, they are ready to get the papal party started. And even made their own pope francis hat. I would say i like him and i would want to talk to him sometime. I would say, i love him and i would say, bring me more toys, please. Reporter he is the pope, [ laughter ] reporter in fact, many here do consider francis something of a living saint. And a great role model as they build chara