Mr. Hatch madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mr. Hatch okay. Then, madam president . The presiding officer th the senator from utah. Mr. Hatch i rise to speak about the process weve been seeing here in the senate when it comes to settling major pie pieces of legislation. If you look at how the senate operates these days, i dont think anyone would say that were the greatest deliberative body anymore. We no longer have real debates, most bills dont go through committee where they can be refined and improved, and when the Senate Democratic leadership decides to bring a bill to the floor, we are far more often than not blocked from offering any amendments. The unimhoimen unemployment inse legislation before us is a good example. Republicans have filed dozens of amendments to this bill. Some of them would definitely improve the u. I. Lels. Others would address others would address the underly
Detention center. Theyre asking asking people in the area to lock your doors and stay insidey are described as two hispanic males aged 33 and 28. Sheriffs office says when they escaped they were all wearing white or yellow. If you live near the marsh creek deception facility in clayton, you are being asked to stay inside and lock your doors. If you see something suspicious you are asked not to approach the men but instead call police. As for outside the home, wee at the mercy of climbing tempers and darren has the latest on that. Already felt the numbers go p today, brian. Straight into whats coming next and add a little perspective. Heres whatr weekend has been like so far. We far. We made it up to 103. Thats the conversation and its hot in in its own right. But you have to look at where were going tomorrow. And tuesday. Monday and tuesday. It is a big jump. D those numbers are now looking a little bit higher in the forecast now than they did yesty at this time. And that applies acros
Investors are taking note. A big test is next week when gdp comes out for the final three months of last yore and a january jobs report. That could change things around a tad. Now at the new york stock exchange, there is the bell. Thank you very much. That does it for us. Im Victor Blackwell for brooke baldwin. The situation room with wolf blitzer starts now. Wolf . Thanks very much. Happening now, dont let todays pictures fool you. President obama is deciding to give top level white house jobs to women. We are also looking at how the pentagon is planning to respond to north koreas new round of threats including Nuclear Tests and the Vice President s sneaky strategy to try to pressure gun owners to support the administrations. Pushing for new gun control laws. You are in the situation room. We begin with the reshuffling at the white house. A few hours ago, president obama announced he is moving the deputy security adviser do into the position of white house chief of staff. Todays big n
At the gym. If you alternate between the treadmill, elliptical and bike, it keeps your body challenges, throw in some weights and your body burns more calories throughout the day. Happy birthday to my middle daughter, sky, turns 6 years old. My family is the reason die everythii do everything i do. I want to stay in shape to be around for them. Still using snail mail . Stamp prices are going up today. Will it rescue the ailing Postal Service . Ill ask the woman tasked with saving it. A new tellall book has scientologists raging. Anderson cooper describes the mystique behind one of the most secretive organizations in the world. S. A. G. Awards tonight. Well give you a preview of who will win one of hollywoods biggest honors. Good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. We begin with breaking news of a devastating fire in brazil. Just moments ago, we got these first pictures of the tragedy there. In the last few minutes, weve gotten word of a massive jump in the death toll from the nightclub b
As yeats put it, because i had to. To quote an irish poet, think where a mans glory most begins and ends. And say my glory was i had such friends. Away from the camera, jill and michelle have each others backs just as much as when theyre out championing our troops. Our girls are close, best friends at school, inviting each other for vacations and sleepovers. Even though our terms are nearly over, one of the greatest gifts of these past eight years is that were forever bonds as a family. But of course i know that the obamas are not the only ones who feel like theyre part of the biden clan. Because joes heart has radiated around this room. You see it in the enduring friendships hes forged with folks of every stripe and background on capitol hill. You see it in the way that his eyes light up when he finds somebody in a rope line from scranton, or just the tiniest fan from delaware. You see it in the incredible loyalty of his staff, the team who knows that family always comes before work,