The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Reid mr. President , i would renew my request that was just denied. I would also add to that that i be recognized at 7 30. The presiding officer is there objection . So ordered. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. Its with pride and humility i thank my colleagues for passing senate bill 381 last night. Once passed by the house and signed by the president this will bill award congressional gold medals to the surviving world war ii heroes we know as the doolittle tokyo raiders. The effort to pass this bill has been a personal one for me. I thank 78 of my colleagues who have cosponsored the resolution. It
All the victims have been identified in a killing spree that left seven people dead including the gunmen. I will destroy you. The manifesto he left behind indicates he had been planning the attack for quite some time. And officials acting on an alert from local health officials, they felt that rodger posed no threat. And three people are missing in a massive mudslide in a remote area in colorado. The pope wrapped up his trip to the middle east. Pope francis arranged a meeting at the vatican next month. Yesterday the president delivered a special message in afghanistan during an unannounced visit. By the end of this year, our combat mission will be over. Americas war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end. Gunmen have shut down the airport in eastern ukraine, the day after the country chose a candy tycoon as its next president. In alaska a blaze is forcing thousands of structures to be evacuated. Called strike three and a nohitter josh beckett history on a memorial day weekend. A
Vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to vote . The ayes are 95, the nay is one, the nomination is confirmed. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes. The presiding officer come to order. Listen to the majority leader. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes scheduled, theyre going by voice, im told but were going to have a cloture vote an hour after we come in tomorrow morning. There is no reason we cant be finished tomorrow but that doesnt mean we will be finished tomorrow. Well have to work out the time problems we have with the matters that will be pending after we complete the votes on these two things now. So we could finish tomorrow. Its just up to us. Otherwise we may have to spill over a little into late on friday. The presiding officer under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of the following nominations which the clerk will report. The Clerk Department of trans
Mounting in the philippines. Filipino officials have said they fear that as many as 10,000 people may have died in just one area. Now, typhoon haiyan struck the philippines friday. It tore through the central part of the country, leaving death and destruction in its wake. This is one of the worst storms to make landfall in recorded history. Packing winds of nearly 200 miles per hour. As many as 4 Million People have been affected. Much of the relief effort is centering around the town of taklaban in laiti province hit by a huge wave caused by a storm surge. Houses, schools, and the local airport were smashed by the typhoon. The philippines red cross says perhaps 1,000 people have died there, but eyewitnesss say that figure could increase considerably as many people are missing. The nearby island of samar has also suffered badly. 300 people are reported dead there with another 2,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands of people are surviving in the open now in the wake of the storm. The Phil
One university offering a class for college kids to worship Bruce Springsteen. The details straight ahead. Fox friends begins right now. Happy birthday to the United States marine corps. 238 years of service today. Welcome into fox friends on this sunday morning. Thank you so much for waking up with us. We do so with a fox news alert out of the philippines. Reports that the death toll from one of the most powerful typhoons on record could reach well 10,000 people. At this show hour 10,000 are fe dead. Translator im looking for my grandmother, mother and child. Theres no radio, no television. The devastation is i dont have the words for it. Its really horrific. The u. N. Says 2. 5 Million People are in need of food aid in the area there and unicef estimates theres 1. 5 million children who could be affected by this. Coming up well have a live report from that devastated area and hear from aid workers what the crisis looks like. On to another fox news alert, police in texas are on the hu