Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
So i certainly hope they would be but i have no confidence as i sit here right now that they will. Senator nelson when, mr. Secretary, when you look at a map like this, a map of syria that i assume you handed out, somebody did thats a mess. And maybe it is the only solution is the solution of a political exit for assad so that we can go after these extremist elements. By the way, i had to leave the committee to do an interview on cnn, and the whole focus that they wanted to jump on was your statement earlier in the hearing that we had only trained up 60. But i pointed out to them what you said was the vetting is very difficult and in fact we are vetting some several thousands additional and the vet is a lot more tore tuesdayous because you certainly dont want to have a guy trained up and then you ends up aiming his gun back at us. In iraq, do you think that this new Prime Minister has the capability of getting out of his shiite mold and does he have the capability of bringing all the s
Done. Bargaining boost a controversial federal labour warn makes it easier for some to join unions and them to negotiate better pay and residence the biden factor a poll sheing them doing better than Hillary Clinton in a matchup for president. What it means for democrats and the Campaign Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. More grim signs that the refugee crisis is escalating. Leaders gathered in vienna to discuss the crisis, as they met there was tragedy. Austrian police say the bodies of dozens of refugees were discovered in an abandoned truck in the southeast of vienna. And in the mediterranean dozens drowned and are feared death after a boat sank. The deaths are a reminder of how dire the situation has become. Reporter it looks like nothing out of the ordinary, a truck parked on the side of the road. But this is the scene of a crime. When police approached the vehicle, the driver was nowhere to be seen, they saw blood seeping out of the back. They were overwh
We lost everything. 30 people have been displaced by the fire. The good in us is that everyone is okay. Everyone is safely escaped. Firefighters do not know what caused the fire although a witness told us that it appears to him it started in a unit that is not occupied. 11 of the 12 were occupied so there is one empty one and there was renovation work going on and that could be a place to start focus. Firefighters say they have investigators that will be here at 8 00 this morning. We will keep you updated on the breaking news story through the morning. Right now, we want a check on traffic and weather starting with meteorologist mike nicco. It is friday. And we will see changes in the weather with low clouds and fog language the coast and high clouds for the rest of us on live doppler hd and could be a little bit of drizzle. Otherwise, it is quiet and even the high clouds are thin and we will see a few stars from the camera. Temperatures in the mid40s for mid50s through 7 00, and midto
The university be proactive, and strengthening its ability to provide a safe and secure campus environment. To be sure, some student approve of the upgrade. I think it would definitely make me feel a lot more safe specially after we had the bond recently, be nice to know that there are officers on our campus who are armed. Protesters note this proposal was floated two years ago, was blasted by students, and faculty, and then sat dormant for two years before this weeks announcement. Number one we didnt know it was even still being considered. Two, in those two years, the concern thats been raised were never addressed. I was very surprise today see it come out. Sort of out of no where, after radio silence for two years. Many believe well protected while some minority student worry profiling or other police misbehavior could become even more dangerous if campus cops are armed. Certain agree people of color on campus might feel less i definitely feel that way. In case were you wondering, s