The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Warner mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Warner i ask that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Warner mr. President , i rise today to celebrate the passage of the Great American outdoors act. The passage of this historic legislation marks a once in a generation step by this body to restore and conserve our National Parks as well as our countrys national heritage. It builds on an american tradition of conserving our natural wonders and shared public spaces. It reaffirms our commitment to preserve if for future generations. Its also important to note that this is a jobs bill. According to a recent study, the Great American outdoors act will help create or support 100,000 jobs all over the country, including 10,000 in my home state of virginia at a time when millions of americans are out of work. Currently the National Park servic
Staff. So, we treat this very, very seriously. The school has also declared this weekend an open weekend for cadets, meaning cadets will be allowed to leave campus. Meanwhile. Roanoke county police find no validity to a threat at northside high school. According to a Roanoke County spokeswoman an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. Concerns over the threat spread to social media. The School Resource officer investigated and didnt find a credible threat. Two police cars patrolled the entrance until about 10 this morning. Parents were notified shortly after. Eric inmon, parent it was a hoax. But, at that time we didnt know. I would rather have a missed day and make up a few classes than have to go to a funeral. The superintendent excused all absences for the day. A spokeperson for the School System says. The district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of its students. Held monday night inside
Made a statement about you. Reporter donald trump proving there is no thing or one too sacred for his political ire. He actually said im not a good christian or something. Reporter the last presbyterian lashing out at the church. Talking about the border wall between the u. S. And mexico. A person who only thinks about building walls wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not a christian, he told reporters. Just hours earlier, the pontiff was praying along the mexican side of that very border. Donald trump declared his holiness should hope its him. If and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. Reporter another day, another controversy, but still no clear break in his support. Respond. The popes coming at him. Donald trump is a good christian, as is the pope. Reporter South Carolina is known for its religious voting blo
Subside. Were still not above freezing at that point. Were not going to be above freezing till saturday afternoon. We are going to see sunshine this morning. Thats the good news. Its cold. You have to bundle up. If you have to take your dog out, ive been told that the recommended short walks instead of the long the couple long walks is better for the pets this morning. It is going to be pretty cold from here on out. 15 degrees. Notice the feels like temperature 1 all because of the winds out of the west, northwest 13 miles per hour. Feeling here we go minus 2 for d. C. As we head through this afternoon, not a lot of places are going to feel above zero. We are not going to feel above zero until maybe friday afternoon. So it is going to be rather cold. A couple of flurries possible as women. Whats going on with traffic . Good morning, allyson. Of course good morning to you at home. Traffic is looking really nice for the most part. Were not having any major issues. If youre traveling from
Working their considerable republican Political Networks to try to help sew up the nomination for good old jeb. Jeb also started running very early, in the fall of 2014 he was already signaling that he was going to run for 2016. He very quickly built up the largest financial war chest in the republican primary. He stacked up 100 million right off the bat. And now, looking back on that effort, we remember of course how badly it ended for jeb bush. The first contest in the republican primary was in iowa. He didnt break 3 in iowa. Next up was new hampshire. He came in fourth place in new hampshire. South carolina was next, members of the bush family running for president almost always win in south carolina. The only exception i think was george h. W. Bush losing there to Ronald Reagan in 1980. Other than that, all bushes win in south carolina. This year, not only did jeb bush not win in south carolina. He didnt crack double digits in south carolina. So then he was out. Usually when somebo