Vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 56, the nays are 42. Upon reconsideration, the motion is agreed to. The presiding officer the clerk will report the nomination. The clerk cornelia t. L. Pillard of the district of columbia to be United States circuit judge for the district of columbia circuit. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Reed mr. President , as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 1797, which was submitted earlier today. That the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer is there objection . The senator from north dakota. Mr. Hoeven mr. President , i want to reserve the right to object. Im certainly willing to let the good senator make comments. But at t
Thank you so much. Thank you. [applause] to the mandela family, to president zumba and members of the government, to heads of state, and governments, past and present, distinguished guests. It is a singular honor to be with you today. To celebrate a life like no other. For the people of south africa, [cheering] people of every race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggles were your strugglers, his triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy, is his cherished legacy. It is hard to eulogize any man, who capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential spirit of a person, their private joy, and sorrow, the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone. How much harder to do so with a giant of history. Who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process, moved billions around the world. Born during world war i, far
0 in a recent story on global shipping, we overextended the wait times, the average time for a ship to wait in transit through the canal was 25.66 hours. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. hello, everyone. i m fredericka whitfield. these stories topping the newsroom, a downed sightseeing helicopter and rescue operation on the hudson river. the intense heat in the west is only getting worse and really dangerous. a report from one of the hottest places in this world next. president barack obama visited robben island today, the prison where nelson mandela was held for 18 years. we ll tell you what obama said during this emotional tour. five very lucky people are back on dry land after their sightseeing helicopter made an emergency landing on the hudson river. it landed right at noon. affiliate c brbs reports the tourists were two adults and two children from sweden. the pilot put the chopper down 79th street when it lost power