Procedural vote will take place this morning on the nominee. The confirmation vote later this afternoon. And the negotiations are continuing on a coronavirus aid package. Live coverage now here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our shield, we rejoice in the gift of your salvation. Look with favor upon our senators today, delivering them from fear and guiding them around the obstacles that hinder their progress. Lord, unite them for the common good of this great land. Lord, manifest your purposes to them, making clear your plans and guiding them with your love. Give them the wisdom to have confidence in your power, as you inspire them to use their talents as instruments of liberation and healing. Almighty god, have compassion upon our nation and world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge a
The freeman foun. Ti by judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Ank you. Hello. Welcome to outside source. There is another stark warning for the world heaonh organizatibouthe coronavirus pandemic. The director general is warning of 10 million infectionsnd half a Million Deaths by next week. The virus thrives on , but it just awarded when we reunite by the look of the situation across europe that the continent faces a resurgence of covid19 as the u. K. Experiences itsns. Hottest day of the year, a major incide is declared an england passout coast after hundreds of thousands of peopleead to beaches. In the united states, house to vote on epared Sweeping Police Reform bill sparked by the deaic of black ams at the hands of Law Enforcement officials. Welcome and thanks for joining us. The head of the World Health Organization has given another stark reminder that the will not mov
Discussed his biography of president harry truman. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography and was instrumental in changing attitudes about the truman presidency. Here is a portion of that interview. The assassination and the number of president s had been assassinated, why wouldnt the government have protections . This wasnt done. Why wouldnt the government have a pension for everybody but no pension for a president . He had very little money. He had to borrow some money quite secretly which dean patterson cosigned to pay for the move back home. This is not wellknown. It doesnt mean he doesnt have money. He did have money but needed cash to cover expenses of moving out of the white house. When he got home, in order to provide himself some income he undertook the writing of his autobiography, his memoirs which no other president had ever done. Except Herbert Hoover but hoovers time in office was much briefer, trumans presidency covered far more to multiple us history tumu
Assassination and a number of president s were already assassinated, why wouldnt the government have protections from him . There were pensions for army officers, everybody else but no pension for president s. In fact he had very little money. He had to borrow some money secretly, which dean addison cosigned. To pay for the move back home. This is not wellknown and doesnt mean he didnt have any money. He did have money but you need cash to cover all the expenses of moving out of the white house. And when he got home in order to provide himself some income he undertook the writing of his autobiography, it is memoirs which no other president had ever done except for Herbert Hoover but hoovers time in office was much briefer than trumans and trumans presidency covered far more tumultuous history and hoovers had so to undertake the 2 volume memoir was a very major ambitious task. And then he built his library. Now, there had been a previous president ial library. Franklin Roosevelt Library
I start during the holidays. Tick, tick, tick. A lot of people want to know what the weather will be like. The fireworks. Exactly, the fog is of concern. We are tracking the possibility of seeing patchy fog and more in the interior valueleys. Right now in San Francisco, clear skies, 48 degrees. Wind speeds are calm and look at the temperatures throughout the bay area, were at about 41 degrees in san jose. 40 degrees in santa cruz, and if youre anywhere near the santa cruz area within the next couple of hours, were seeing gusty conditions for some of our mountaintop areas, gusts upwards of 40 plus miles per hour. In the lower elevations not dealing with the wind and a quick check of the temperature trend, san jose clear, sunshine, dont have to worry about the rain. Ill go more into detail what you can expect tonight in a bit. Lets send things over to mike. Chilly out there. Also looking over here walnut creek where you could see the light traffic. Nthbound through the area north through