Chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. Than the than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Ill, for five minutes. Mr. Hill i thank the speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in honor of the bravery and courage of so many men who sacrificed everything on dday. At 5 52 in the morning on june 6, 1944, in a position about 4,000 yards from omaha beach, one of the oldest ships in the u. S. Navy, a wrorled war i world war i battleship, the u. S. S. Arkansas, opened fire on german positions on omaha beach in support of more than 30,000 american soldiers tasked with securing the beachhead. The heroes that stormed the beaches of normandy on that fateful day
Burr for some in the strike zone, theres nowhere to go. We dont have the money to take that ride out of town. Those preparing as best they can. Plenty of canned food, just the essentials. Bracing as Hurricane Harvey inches closer to the coast. The National Weather Service Forecast is call iing for 32 inches of rain here over the next several days. Jay gray, nbc news, victoria, texas. From victoria, lets take a live picture at Corpus Christi, texas. You can barely see anything. The storm clouds coming in, the rain coming down. The texas gulf coast, by the way, is home to many of the countrys oil refineries. Its not just neighborhood homes, its also businesses that are in danger of major damage. Meteorologist erika martin is tracking harveys path. Hurricane harvey has been upgraded to a category three. Were talking about wind speeds between 111 Miles Per Hour to 129 Miles Per Hour. So the deal is once it makes landfall, it will be a category three. Its currently moving very slowly. North
Welcome to the event. I am Jonathan Yardley the book critic of the Washington Post. The Washington Post has been a charter sponsor of the National Book festival since the inception 13 years ago. They play an active role in many of the planning and promotion. I am instructed to remind you this presentation is being taped. And you should stay off the camera rises in the back of the pavilion. At the National Book event, the final day of the oneday festival was a presentation by scott berg about this book about charles wilson. He is back now. He was promoting his book of maxwell perkins. We have had a great friendship every since. He is the author of many books and now this biography of Woodrow Wilson. He has placed great emphasis on a man whose personal life was interesting and important. Scott . [ applause ] thank you very much for being here this afternoon. Thank you jonathan. That was a very welcoming welcome coming from someone i considering being one of the greatest writer critics in
It's graduation season, and several graduations are coming up at the American Bank Center, including Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College.
It's graduation season, and several graduations are coming up at the American Bank Center, including Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College.