Stay cool are closed because of the pandemic. Yeah, scary situation. We need to make sure we check on those without air conditioning. Because lows like this do not help when we dont cool down during the overnight hours. Were in the 60s and 70s, some record warm low temperatures. It doesnt allow those areas that dont have air conditioning to clear out like we normally would have with the marine layer which is nonexistent. Free air conditioning is off and temperatures this morning up to 14 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. Lets see where we end up this afternoon. The asterisk is a record tying or record setting high temperature. And it starts in San Francisco and goes all the way into our inland neighborhoods from 86 there to 108 in fairfield. And this heat will complicate life during the taantsadoivobusinesses are Outdoor Dining and now they are making more changes to try to keep people cool. At least one restaurant in walnut creek installed a sun shade. Sushi is kind o
Work on a measure that was approved by the house yesterday providing 8. 3 billion in emergency funds to combat the coronavirus. Senate lawmakers are expect today vote on that measure later this afternoon and work on a bill to reset u. S. Energy and environmental policy. And now to live coverage. U. S. Senate here on cspan 2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of us all, thank you for this moment that unites us in the fellowship of prayer. Make us conscious of your presence and unite us in our efforts to do your will on earth. Inspire the hearts and minds of our lawmakers to strengthen the bonds between us, as they seek to live lives of integrity. May no partisanship mar the unity of spirit they must have to make america stronger, wiser, and better. Deliver them from every unworthy motive, as they labor to honor you. Lift their burdens, lessen their fears, and give them you
Own staffs all about free speech being open to debate and discussion. By their welcome to weekend world updates from the r. T. International in moscow my names colleen bray 1st for you this saturday then the u. S. Media is already pointing fingers east this time going after the democrats front runner for the 2020 president ial election the Washington Post claimed through unnamed sources without evidence that Bernie Sanders is receiving russian help for his campaign and that hes been informed of it it was not clear what role theyre going to play we were told that russia may be other countries are going to get involved in this campaign and look heres the message to russia stay out of american elections feel the burn. Well that standoff between sanders and bloomberg is apparently creating yet more turbulence in the blue camp well many have democrats and Many Democrats who have been left concerned that donald trump will walk over any democrat nomination in november now the New York Times c
Well, welcome senator dick durbin to the committee on oversight and reform, subcommittee on economic and consumer policy. My favorite senior senator from my home state of illinois. He needs no introduction on the advocacy is valiant youth on smoking among and to combat smoking in general. On the author of the ban america, flights in which came into being in 1990, 29 years ago, when he was a member of this house. And at that time, powerful interests in the Tobacco Industry fought his efforts to put this law into place. But now we know the Tremendous Positive impact of that law. And we have senator durbin to thank. And he has been an outstanding advocate on the issue of fighting ecigarettes for youth. So we welcome him to our committee. Without objection, sir, your written statement will be made part of the record. With that, senator durbin, you are now recognized. Senator durbin thank you for holding this important hearing and good to be back in the peoples house and in a hearing. Seems
We begin ith another deadly shooting in the district. Justin finch is live with what we are learning, hi, justin. D. C. Police are right on the case of another deadly shooting here in the district. This one happening closeo 11 00 or so last night, a man now dead. St as Law Enforcement forced a new partnership in our region to stamp out these illegal firearms. Sun up and crime scene investigatos out. A man gunned down overnight on the 300 block of 50th street northeast. Police searching for a suspect in a white suv with tints on h windows and sunroof. The suv pulled off into the darkness. The victim left for dead at the Lincoln Heights House Development earlierthis week, a special agent in charge from atf theup gro came together with tougher prosecution. Turns out more than a third of the illegal guns turn out in virginia. Were going to have to get after this, andake it extremely hard for individuals to get guns and thats our commitment. As then homicide rate i d. C. Is up. L year, 2018