This was the first of a twopart program, you can view this and all other american artifacts programs at her website, cspan. Org history. Each week American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next we take you inside thes house wing of the u. S. Capital to learn about the history of women in congress. And second of a twoFarar Elliott program we continue the story beginning in the 1940s with republican congresswomen Clare Boothe Luce. Im Farar Elliott curateor for the house of representatives, which means i take care of the artwork and objects that document the houses rich heritage. Im Matthew Wasniewski and historian at the house. And my job is to collect biographical information on members, to gather data and historic lists, and to con dpdu oral histories. We reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. And we try to tell the story of the house, which is this very big, very Old Institution in a way in which people can
The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
We were out for a walk with the dog yesterday and i was surprised at how hot it was in the afternoon, kari. Its october. Ramped up so fast. The same thing again today. Were going to have a cool morning and a hot afternoon. Here we are in san jose checking out our temperature trend and some upper 50s to start. As we go through the day, late morning into the afternoon, you can see how fast its going to warm up. Were going way above that as we reach the high temperatures into the mid80s today, low 90s in some spots and it gets even hotter. How is it looking now for the commute, mike . I know its early but its looking good. All green. There is one crash reported over the last two in San Francisco northbound 280. Right now very a clear drive. Back to you. Thanks so much, mike. 5 02 right now. All eyes on capitol hill this morning. A live look for you right now. An hour from now the Senate Judiciary will begin questioning Amy Coney Barrett as this New York Times headline explains there are d
53mileperhour wind gust. And even though were not really feeling it in some of the valleys, some of our Higher Elevations up above 3,000 to 4,000 feet, its really windy up there. As we take a look at some of our wind gusts weve had, in some of our lower lying areas, San Francisco to 27 Miles Per Hour or the past 24 hours. Elsewhere its been about 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour. So as we look at our wind speeds, we continue to monitor for that red flag warning. That means we have high winds and low humidity occurring at the same time. All these areas highlighted in red are in those areas where we have the red flag warning in effect. That includes the diablo range through the east bay, and this will be the case through 8 00 tomorrow morning. Our valley winds mostly 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour. Were really concerned about our hills and mountains around the bay area. More on that coming up in a few minutes, marcus. Thanks, kari. As kari was mentioning, we are under that red flag warning. We saw the w
And joe biden will be participating in dueling town halls. As a matter of fact the president is on his way here to miami as we speak. Expected to touchdown later this hour. Well bring you any developments from President Trumps visit as we continue. First though, our top stories live with fox Business Team coverage. Jackie deangelis in the new york newsroom. We start with blake burman on the north lawn at the white house. Blake. Reporter hi, there, connell. There are two very different messages from the top two republicans here in washington when it comes to the possibility of another covid relief package. Lets start with President Trump. As you know called into fox business earlier this morning, spoke with Stuart Varney. The president said that he is open to potentially increasing the white house offer above the 1. Trillion 1. 8 trillionish figures as it relates to Nancy Pelosis 2. 2 trillion figure, he doesnt necessarily like some of aspects in the democrat plan. Listen here to what t