I rise this evening with many of my democratic colleagues to speak about an issue on the minds of families all across the country. I want to thank senator murphy for organizing this important action this evening. Back to school always brings back such great memories of my own children, my son and daughter. I remember them packing crayons and paper and new backpacks and heading off to meet their new teachers and catch up with friends, to talk about what they did during the summer. It has always been such an exciting time of year for them. Unfortunately, it is not the same now for their children, my grandchildren. I have two grandsons and a granddaughter that are now in school. The first new question that was asked when buying their backpacks was do you want a Bulletproof Backpack . Do you want a Bulletproof Backpack . Was one of the questions. In buying their backpacks for school. I also think of two weeks ago when my youngest grandson, who was in school, started secondgrade. My daughte
Israeli forces stepping up air strikes across gaza with a Ground Invasion now imminent the Prime Minister vowing to crush the terrorists behind the brutal weekend attacks, as new and sickening atrocities come to light. This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate, but pure cruelty. The secretary of state arriving in the region this morning, pushing for the release of american hostages were there live speaker scramble obviously, we still have work to do. House republicans nominate Steve Scalise, but can he find the votes to be elected with his own Party Divided . The very latest from capitol hill breaking overnight, extreme weather. Damaging tornadoes in florida, the threat ongoing this morning. Als tracking the storms and a coasttocoast system set to bring snow to the west and more rain to the northeast this weekend. Uphill battle. Were learning more about the Health Struggles of olympic icon Mary Lou Retton, hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. Shes still fighting.
Talking about, sam . Samantha it was so warm over the weekend, and we gradually got cooler. Now we get a touch warmer before we get colder again. Its really kind of a roller coaster ride here. I want to go straight to the maps and show you that this morning it is a super quiet start for us. No Winter Weather alerts, no alerts. Its very, very quiet on the radar. Theres no rain, theres no snow. In fact, well have a lot of sunshine once it comes up after 7 00. Still some cloud cover hanging onto the south and east, but that is rapidly decreasing now. The clouds are going to fill in later today, but once the sun shades. Our temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Linndale, good morning to you. 28 is our current number. It is 27 in brecksville, and if youre waking up with me out in euclid, good morning to you as well. Were at 30. Traveling farther off to the 31 there. Chardon is 27 degrees. It is about to get a lot colder as we approach the end of the week, and we have some rain and snow to talk a
Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. The rain has arrived. Here is a look at live doppler 7hd and you can see the leading edge of the system. While it may be light, we may be in for a wet and slow morning commute. Im dan ashley. Im amadaetz. Sandhya patel is tracking the rain and she is here now with live doppler 7hd. You can see the rain drops from our exploratorium camera. The streets are starting to get wet as we look at the radar right now. It is tracking moisture. So far light showers around snap paw and San Francisco napa and San Francisco and ukiah. Here is the actual heavier concentration and moderated rainfall. San mateo right now. We will continue to see some very light returns. Half moon bay, san mateo, san bruno right now. South San Francisco. You will need the wipers and up to the north we have seen about. 12 of an inch of rain in crescent city. This front is stretching out, but it will make for a wet commute. We are expecting showers, so make sure you use your umbrellas.
What officer Darren Wilson and witnesses told them what happened right before he shot and killed 18yearold Michael Brown. This morning, a city and a nation on edge. Also developing right now, a massive noreaster heading for the biggest cities on the east coast. Tens of millions of people in its path right as they head home for thanksgiving. Up to a foot of snow about to affect the busiest travel time of the year. And we do say good morning, america. As you know, a very tense night after the grand jurys decision not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. George is live in st. Louis, missouri, this morning, where, thankfully, it seems like its quiet right now, george. Right now, it does appear calm, robin. But last night, chaos. The reaction was swift, it was violent. Shots were fired. Protesters set fire to buildings, looted businesses throughout ferguson. National guard marched in, tear gas was used. And look at the police cars burning after the