Lord, renew in them the joy of belonging to you as they yield their hearts to you in trust and love. May no duty be left undone and no constructive words be left unsaid. We pray in your holy 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 which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the democratic leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 345, s. 2199. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 2199, a bill to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938, to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination, and so forth and for other purposes. Mr. Reid following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will be in morning business until 12 30 with the time equall
Were expecting a News Conference for the latest on the shooting at fort hood. Well bring that to you when it happens. Right now the Recovery Process goes on wher with people woundet fort hood. Four people are still hospitalized. Five have been discharged and another person should go home today. Texas governor rick perry visited fort hood today, and he urged americans to pray for those affected. There arent any easy answers for what occurred here. There is no way to stop the suffering that is occurring for those who have been caught in this senseless act of violence. Reporter heidi zhou castro. Tell us more about what weve learned about the gunman . Were getting a better history of the man. He was known as a quiet man and a family man with three childr children. Lopezs mother passed away of a sudden heart attack. Hhe said that lopez was able to go to his mothers funeral but he was upset because the army gave him a 48hour leave. In december his grandfather passed away as well. Fast forwa
Im antonio mora, heres more on whats ahead. Venezuelas president , Nicholas Maduro lark out. Protesters clashed with riot police once again. After two months of protests theres no sign that they will stop. Good this is a knife fight. Senate democrats investigating passive abuses by cia. The man who crafted the benghazi talking points insisted we did not some students are opting out. Selgt for a status quo of mediocrity should not be the answer. About. Fourth degree rape, he admitted he performed sex acts on his threeyearold daughter. My guess has a lot to do with this. We begin with breaking news from fort hood texas which spent much of wednesday in lock down after the second mass shooting in five years. Four were killed, 14 wounded at the army base, home to the first cavalry division. Nadal hasan killed 14 people in 2009. After wednesdays shooting president obama expressed his support for the bases soldiers and families. Good obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire comm
But time is running out. What you get is a surprisingly top cal political thriller. Good afternoon, im jake tapper. Any moment now were expecting a briefing on the latest from ft. Hood, texas, where investigators are looking for any clue about the state of mind of the man who shot and killed three fellow soldiers there and wounded 16 others. Today were hearing from the family of the shooter. Specialist ivan lopez. They seemed just as hurt and confused as anyone else. Today rick perry and senator ted cruz visited the wounded patients. Five have been released with one more expected to leave soon. The office of senator john cornyn sent us a picture of a note from one of the Wounded Soldiers written to the medical staff which reads, sir, hows everyone doing . Let everyone know im doing good. Well get through this as a family team. Investigato investigators searched the shooters home but anyone wanting an answer came away sorely disappointed. Were hearing from the shooters father today, pam
York, literally falling apart. Watters on the street. No, no traffic here. No traffic . Not here. Yeah, right. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Finally, some good news for kates law. That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. The nation was shocked when 32yearold kate steinle was murdered in San Francisco just about one year ago, 45yearold Juan Francisco lopez sanchez, an illegally alien are seven connections in the u. S. A. Charged with murder. Not only was he allow to do roam the streets but he had been deported five times and returned returned six times. I proposed kates law insofar as rate convicted felons be five years caught defying deportation. Sweep them off the street. My question, who would oppose that law . Who would . Apparently harry reid would. The senator and we will see about the other senators next week. Thats when kates law will finally be authored for a s