Times to talk about the lives and the identities and the legacies of the people who have lost their lives to gun violence and the families that are there to remember them, and, you know, i remember so profoundly the massacre at newtown. Senator murphy brought photographs of all of the victims, their families, told their stories at length on this senate floor. As weeks and months persisted here in the United States senate, and no action was taken to do commonsense things to make access to these weapons more difficult, the senator from connecticut started coming to the floor and talking about some of the people that we dont read about because the media doesnt rush to the scene when somebody dies in a driveby shooting or in a place that doesnt garner the attention, the spotlight like the massacre and tragedy in orlando has garnered by the national media. So i i thank the gentleman from connecticut for his perseverance, and i am just so proud to join him this afternoon in this insistence f
Case. Three of the victims have been identified as gang members but police have not said the shooting was gang related. Coming up at 5 00, leen mel mel will have reaction from the mother of one of the victims. A close call in san leandro. Police are looking for this man, that tried to kidnap a woman in broad daylight. And these images just released today. You could see his silver niece ran sentra and the man wearing black clothing. The woman was able to get free thanks to a man nearby. Amy hollyfield has the story. She cant even protect herself. Reporter he ran over to help when he saw the 23yearold woman being placed and dragged by her ankles toward her attackers car. I just ran and i got them loose and i made sure she was free and okay and then i started going at it with the guy and he started macing me. Just a total coward. Reporter it happened on washington and san leandro at 7 45 in the morning he was going to work. This is asketch of the attacker. A black man with goatee and glas
Another set to everybody else. That morning. The exchange yesterday on the senate floor between Senate Leader mcconnell and read. It is being called historic and dramatic. Changing the filibuster rules for nominees to the federal court and cap Network Level appointees. This has followed years of debate on the Nuclear Option. It has created sharp words by democrats and republicans. We will begin with an explanation on why it is happening now and what it means for congress and the white house. It is friday, november 22. The date etched in the minds of those of you old enough to remember where you were 50 years ago. President obama is calling this a day of her membranes for john f. Kennedy. The flag at the u. S. Capitol is halfstaff. A tribute to our president who died in dallas a halfcentury ago. This is the scene at Arlington National cemetery. The final resting place for president kennedy and members of his family. We are focusing on both of these stories. We want to begin on the issue
On us already. Donald trump spent the day trying to convince religious leaders he is religious enough to be president. One of of the people in that meeting the join us. And Hillary Clintons short list for vp, is down to only three names, and today, elizabeth warren, one of the names on that list, helped hillary go against trump. Trump would throw us back into recession. I dont want to be a phony like Hillary Clinton. Ted cruz has five times as much cash on hand as donald trump. He has written a lot of books about business. I understand money better than anybody. They all seem to end at chapter 11. Hillary clinton will spent a billion dollars of wall street money. We cant let him bankrupt america like one of his failed casinos. It was a source inside the Trump Campaign that told nbc news, no one knows what is happening. Donald trump questioning Hillary Clintons faith. She has been in the public eye for years. She talked about her faith in the past. There is nothing out there. Nothing ou
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