I had two roll call votes i had to participate in. The environment of public works, we have a quirky rule in the sena senate, in our committees. If you want to vote no by proxy, that counts. If you want to vote yes by proxy, that doesnt count. So i had to be there in person. We can now get started. Rhea, are you ready . Yes. Thank you so much. This hearing will come to order. Today the committee convenes to discuss the issue of compensating student athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness, nil. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. Today, we will hear from keith carter, vice chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics for university of mississippi, my alma mater, where i lettered in zero sports. Mr. Michael drake, chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association board of governors and president emeritus of the Ohio State University. Ms. Deion collar, professor of law and director of the center for sport and the law at the universit
Dueling rallies. The proud boys bearing arms and a farright wing message. Descending on portland. Two people identified as journalists attacked. Downtown. Protesters return to its a cat and mouse game. Were on the ground with the latest. Cause for concern . Coronavirus cases rising to more than a thousand in a single day in new york state for the first time in three months, as bars are packed in florida, and the first nfl player of the 2020 season is placed on the covid reserve list. And getting the job done. The Los Angeles Lakers heading back to the nba finals for the first time in a decade. As the team sets its sights on bringing home a championship. Good morning, america. Its great to have you with us on this sunday morning. Dan harris is off once again. r. Happy to have janai back with us. Happy to be here of course. Great to have you as always. Weve got a lot to cover this morning. We start with President Trump delivering on his promise to reveal his nominee, picking Amy Coney Ba
Procedural vote scheduled for 5 30 p. M. Eastern time. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. Ck will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god who has given us the gift of life, consecrate with your presence the way our lawmakers work today. Since they dont know what a day will bring, help them to strive to serve you in faithfulness each moment. In all things draw their minds to the goal of seeking to please you. As they draw near to you, illuminate their paths with your wisdom and grace. Show them how to unselfishly serve your great purposes for humanity, proving themselves worthy of your manifold blessings. And, lord, as millions mourn Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death, send the solace of your comfort. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting 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, indivisib
A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spri
York state. We showed resolve for. Still a lot of differences between. Serbia and kosovo agreed to work on economic links and a u. S. Brokered deal but remained far away from formal political times. Also ahead we speak to kenyans who say theyre struggling to survive after being evicted from forests and a fight over land and the environment. Our top story a search continues for possible survivors beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in beirut highly sensitive equipment attempted signs of breathing on friday if so far dug 3 tunnels to the spot where the signs of life were picked up but nothing has been found on friday lebanon fell silent to mark exactly one month since the explosion ripped through the city life to say an author whos near the spot in beirut where the search goes on saying up at the in a situation where hopes are beginning to fade that theyll find anyone. Head of lebanons Civil Defense said we havent found anything yet this is a painstaking operation let me just get