Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wydens, home state of thousands of lost homes and evacuated. Elsewhere we have wind driven fires that continue to spread across our federal
Along the immediate coast. Inland highs today, reaching up to one 15. Thats right in the bay area up to about one 15 for the bay itself mid to upper 90s beyond 100 and the coast 75 to around 85 with all of that live shot coming in from the golden gate we actually have a little bit of a breeze check in at this hour. Current temperatures, 73 antioch 72 going on for concord we already have some lower 70s along the east bay shoreline this is part of the problem. We didnt cool off too much last overnight so were starting off with numbers like this 60s meanwhile to the north bay and 69 san jose 72, San Francisco. Thats right 72 right now. So for comparison sake were almost a dozen agrees ahead of yesterday so we start off with that advancement its much easier to pop higher for high temperatures today than we saw from yesterday the lowdown for later on today for those inland areas, particularly 95 by 11 by 2 oclock, one 08. I will have a look at your mercury forecast coming up in a bit marty
Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gr
Only going to be dropping off in the mid 60s, the mid 70s to your body then get a chance to recover and then you turn up the heat again the following day and thats what were going to see play out tomorrow going to begin to see the temperatures warming up San Francisco 77 degrees tomorrow, 76 in the mission is start to see some 60s and 70s begin to pop up along the coastline inside the bay return in the 70s 80s in millbrae will be warm there and as you go further south those temperatures headed up in the 90s a redwood city possibly in the palo hot day into the south bay 90s maybe even triple digits in morgan hill and then we start to see those numbers pop up as high as a 105 in livermore tomorrow, one or 2 of snow one 04 in pleasanton a 103 in dublin 88 degrees in hayward a 100 degrees in rago won all 4 and walnut creek a 105 in concord at 87 degrees in hercules 98 in pittsburgh, a 105 in antioch if the idea these temperatures really just beginning to heat up and in fact those numbers r