Testimony day. Special Counsel Robert Mueller preparing to spea publicly. How both parties are getting ready for the big day in washington. The heat finally outf here. The rain has now moved out. A nice cool night tonight. But then, yeah, youow its july, were talking another heat wave. Ill show you when in my forecast. The mud was up to both knees. I was standing in it on both knees. And toughde mud a man rescued after being stranded in mud. And wait till hear howis dogs helped save the day. Announcer news 4 at 11 00 starts now. Im going to be there for yall. First tonight, new video from ff0k grlal4nr it was held in nor of the 11yearold boy who was shot and from last week not far his southeast home. Good evening. Karon brown was one of at least eight people who have died in a shooting in the district since ghursday. Ton Community Activists came together to show support for his family and toencourage eir neighbors to put down their guns. But police weres invegating yet another act of
capitol hill as well. they passed $28 million in emergency funding to boost formula supply. that s on the way to the senate. other lawmakers are pitching solutions as well. you think we need a strategic formula reserve, right? they are moving now but this problem has been bubbling for months on a contamination issue shutting down a key plan for formula back in february. robert califf testified this morning that he hopes the plant will be back online in two weeks. practically speaking relief is still weeks or months away giving these comments from the surgeon general earlier today. is it next week? is it next month? when will they be able to walk into the walmart or cvs and see formula on the shelf? we anticipate willy that people will see increasing amounts of formula on the shelf because of multiple paths. bringing product in from abroad. so several weeks, okay. folks, it is always a welcome sign to see washington move with ug si to show it is awear of a problem but
On the fall congressional agenda. Funding for the federal government expires on september 30, so Congress Must pass a federal spending bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown. The house passed four of its 12 Appropriations Bills in a spending package. Here are the opening remarks of the floor debate from the House Appropriations Committee Chair and Ranking Member. Mr. Chairman, i rise today to present an amendment to hr 3219, the make america secure appropriations act. This legislative package revise critical appropriation for nafta security, including the department of defense, the department of Veterans Affairs, and the department of Energy Nuclear programs, and the legislative branch bill. My colleagues, this is the primary constitutional duty of the congress, to ensure the safety of the homeland and the American People. This legislation is carefully crafted to fund our Critical Military priorities, supporting veterans, and making our board making our borders more secu
Earlier today, former louisiana senator attended that House Oversight subcommittee hearing on louisiana flooding and the federal response. She served three terms in the senate and was in office when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in august, 2005. She chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee from 2014 to 2015. If you missed any of todays hearing on the louisiana flooding, well be showing it again tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Other programming this weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. And here are some of our programs for this coming weekend. Saturday night at 9 00 eastern, new york city principal talks about starting an inner City Middle School in her book the bridge to brilliance how one principal in in a tough community is inspiring the world. She was featured on the humans of new york website which subsequently went viral. At 10 00, former u. S. Attorney general Alberto Gonzalez talks about his life during the george w. Bush ad
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. A senator are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are in a quorum call. Mr. Pryor i would ask that it be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Pryor mr. President , i rise to talk about the business on the floor, which is the omnibus appropriation bill. Let me start by thanking chairwoman mikulski for her leadership. She has put long hours in this over the christmas and new years break where most people were home with families and doing things in their home state and on vacation, she never stopped working, and her team, her staff on the Appropriations Committee never stopped working, and the staff as always is kind of the unsung hero around here. They did so many great things to put this together, both democrats, republicans, house and senate. Everybody had to Work Together to get this done. Im proud that they did. Im also proud to be the one of the appropriations subCommittee C