Watch live coverage of the house on cspan, see the senate on cspan 2. Good evening, everybody. Welcome. Im mike friedman, the 113th president of the National Press club, and what an honor it is to have this as the First Program on my watch this year. As the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading. And i had the pleasure and the challenge of having on my upi team one of those boys, the legendary chamberlain of upi. It sounds like a lot of you knew him. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening. Now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 87th president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the guy gaylord News Washington bureau of the university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mr. Gill kline. [applause] thank you very much, mike. The role of the National Press clubs histo
Cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading. And i had the pleasure and the challenge of having on my upi team one of the boys, the legendary chamberlain of upi. A prospect. Sounds like a lot of you knew him. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 87th president of the National Press club the your chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma, and a different mr. Gil klein. [applause] thanks so much, mike. The legacy of the club 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased on april 27 a new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to be published by the history press. It explores the events that happened at the club that it had an
Unrelenting we. The last 4 days we have hit our enemy harder than they have ever been hit before and that will continue now its not at all clear that the pentagon and the military is really stepped up the fight with the taliban they havent provided any statistics that anything is in fact changed in afghanistan and the president is in a predicament because he promised his base that he would end the war in afghanistan if he wants to actually increase the fight change the momentum hes going to have to send more troops in afghanistan and thats something he doesnt want to do so the president saying that if the tax had been stepped up not at all clear that they have been and not at all clear what comes next also to come on the news hour including students but no schools almost half a 1000000 children are struggling for an education in the kenya faster i would have a list will be here with details about big upset to the possible welcome. China sold for. About 180 nigerians have just arrived i
That in the meantime the concept that it is ok to dump Asylum Seekers other countries is becoming more and more normal and acceptable or its a grace meng thank you very much indeed for your time thank you. Now at least 2 and a half 1000 people have been reported missing off the hook and dorians struck the bahamas the government says the official death toll will be dramatically higher than the 50 already reported. Explains Emergency Services in the bahamas continue to sift through the debris left in the wake of hurricane dorian. Search and rescue crews have arrived from the u. S. And canada to locate the thousands who are listed as missing the number of vets is expected to significantly increase. In grief a that bad as a country. Begins with the families who have lost loved ones. The islands of abaco and grand bahama were the worst hit the devastation here is widespread based off of our sample i would say yes. You know weve weve probably had at most 110th of this area and and we so far
Vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to change their vote . If not, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Jeffrey Vincent brown of texas to be United States district judge for the Southern District of texas signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Jeffrey Vincent brown of texas to be United States district judge for the Southern District of texas shall be brought to a judge. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 51, the nays are 37. Th