Connecticut, new york and vermont. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal father, the source of light and life, we praise your holy name. Because of you we live, and move, and have our being. Remind us that we are not adequate for our daily tasks without your strength and abiding presence. Lord, empower our senators this day to think clearly, speak wisely, and live faithfully. May they strive to do their best and then leave the results to you. Eternal god, we are trusting you to fulfill your purposes for our nation and world. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. M
For their tremendous leadership that we are here on the floor today to speak about. I come today not just as a member of the senate representing my home state of washington, but as a former educator, as a mother, and as a grandmother, devastated by how the gun violence epidemic is tearing apart our families and ravaging our communities in every state. And i am furious at Republican Leaders who continue to stand by and do nothing while more and more lives are lost. Just as i was after newtown, parkland, Sutherland Springs and marysville in my home state of washington, i could go on. Mr. President , we dont have to continue this cycle of violence, heartbreak, and inaction, and we are here today to emphasize that there is action that we can take right now because earlier this year the house passed h. R. 8, meaningful, bipartisan gun safety legislation to address this terrible crisis through universal background checks and other popular rarms, but in the 260 days since h. R. 8 passed the h
How in 2017 can you think that that was appropriate . Halloween costume out of style since the Civil Rights Movement makes a come back in an east bay Staples Store and one customer is not happy about it. That employee said the Halloween Costume was intended for fun, her face covered in black paint. Black face was used to portray africanamericans in theater and considered offensive to many. Lonnie rivera is in the newsroom with the story. Friday he was speechless when he stopped by staples to buy a cash register. What made matters worse is everyone seemed to be okay with it until he posted the photo to facebook. As you can imagine, people are sounding off. Maam, where are the cash registers. She turned around and i saw this white lady in black face. Harold was offended by this employees Halloween Costume at the Pleasant Hill Staples Store. The lady over there, i pointed to her and said is in black face. As a black man, im offended. Her reply . She said it was a sharpy costume. I said co
Chopper 2 flew over the scene in piscataway township around 2 p. M. You can see the van overturned on the median. This happened between exits 8 and 9. Police say one person was ejected and two others had to be pulled out. All three were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. A brooklyn mother is furious that her sons Daycare Center lost him for several hours yesterday. The 2yearold boy was found and identified thanks to social media. Cbs 2s sonia rincon spoke with the mother. Reporter the quality of life academy Daycare Center is closed while its investigated. Diana watchy got the call at 4 30 on thursday that her son had been lost and found. What did they say to you . First, not to calm down that he is fine. Im like, i cannot calm down my son was lost and for me to calm down . I couldnt. I just had no words. I was shocked. Reporter little ethan had been left in the playground in sunset park. A woman found him sleeping hours after his daycare group left. If it wasnt f
And more time ill wait for the shuttle. The mta made free shuttles available, they run between several stops but some say the experience has been frustrating. Take a shuttle, need to wait like 15 minutes. For those who have to get around subway riders have other options the 2 and 3 trains are running between chambers and 96th street, take the near by a and c trains as well as the m3 and m100 buses. Crews repaining the brick arches, also fixing up the tracks and working to rebuild the track station. Im willing to take a hit in the summer, in the winter lets let it keep running. While they agree the improvements are critical many are impatient. I dont know when theyll finish with construction, its been years that they do this it is a little annoying. Back out here live where you can see the shuttles waiting to pick up computers. The one trains will start running again at 5 00 on monday morning. Were live in riverdale. Clinton new jersey, interstate 78 is closed in bothdirections between