And the ready to read program and some are read. Me will soon be announcing a winter read we will try to get the Community Reading just like we do in the summer we owe a debt of gratitude to our media sponsors and and our community sponsors. I hope you will join us later this month wrapping up the 2019 series we have kevin wilson in the meeting room downstairs. Also authors will be presenting the joy of cooking. Tickets are 50 but include a copy of the newest addition and a small sampling of the most loved recipes and cocktails. And now for the reason you are here today the moderator is a pulitzer prizewinning columnist the author of two nonfiction books and then to bring back here next year for that. Please do me too welcome to the stage miss connie schultz. [applause] elected to the seat with the Democratic Party beginning the political career 1975 and from secretary of state and has taught at ohio state university. With progressive senators who changed america. And with the eight me
To start the work week. Lawmakers are expected to continue working on allowing kelly kraft to upset the United States in the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in new york. They moved to advance her nomination is set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on the. 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. Almighty god, sovereign of our nation and lord of our lives, thank you for infusing us with the confidence that you order our steps each day. Give our lawmakers courage and a strong resolve to glorify your name as they trust the unfolding of your providence. As they remember what you have already done to bless this nation, inspire them to march confidently toward tomorrows difficulties with a total dependence on your power. May they recommit themselves each day to faithfully fulfilling the awesome responsibility you have entrusted to them. L
Number music throughout good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight, stories of heroism. One man jumping into danger to protect others in the line of fire. Now the boisterous calls for change as comments ramp up the rhetoric. Grabbing people, telling them to get down. Stay safe. Reporter in dayton, ohio, Jeremy Granger is a hero. When terror struck dayton overnight saturday, it sent hundreds of people running. But granger, a bouncer at ned peppers bar was one of the few who stood still. This footage shows the gunman. He had a dead stare. Reporter investigators in ohio are still looking for a motive as to why the alleged shooter, connor betts opened fire. Ganger had pushed as many people as he could grab into the far. About 200 people inside. I would have died before that guy came n no way i was going to let anybody get hurt. I was going to stand my ground the best i could. Reporter amidst the chaos, ganger was hit by shrapnel and taken to the hospital. He was there for three days. The
A 24yearold former teenage model is recovering from her 16th surgery after repairing her face after a devastating car crash. That crash happened more than three years ago after a single moment of distraction. This morning shes sharing an Important Message about driver safety. Wabctvs amy freese has her story. This everything it happened in three seconds. And i was distracted, for whatever reason. Reporter at 21 years old, nicole slammed into the back of a tractortrailer, completely mangled, car totaled, she was unrecognizable. She was treated for life threatening injuries. You can see the First Responders surrounding her car. Reporter her face was crushed. Distracted driving robbed the prom queen turned model of her physical identity. When i found out that i broke every bone in my face, i was a model. Like that was extremely, extremely difficult. Reporter facing hopelessness, nicole and her family found dr. James bradley. Her nose was collapsed completely centrally and her jaw was misa
Texas. 20 people dead there. More than two dozen injured. Panicked bystanders looking for their loved ones in the chaos. Somebody shot somebody. I cant find my mom. Shes 86 years old. The el paso in custody this morning s president ial candidate beto orouke emotional about the tragedy in his own hometown. Im very sad. Its hard to think about it. Two horrific Mass Shootings in america in less than 24 hours. The country again mourning the dead and wondering how we stop the violence today, sunday 4th, 2019. Good morning and welcome to sunday today. Im willie geist. We are waking up to a pair of tragedies in america brought on by men with guns. Two mat sho two Mass Shootings hours apart. A man walked in a walmart in el paso, texas, shooting at families doing backtoschool shopping. And in dayton, the shooter wearing body armor and extra magazines, opening fire at people enjoying a night out, killing people. That happened at just after 1 00 in the morning. Police already on patrol responded