Reyberger. Heavy rain and hail made the street in Colorado Springs look like a fast flowing muddy river. The water was so strong that several cars actually got swept right down the street. The rising waters made it to yards and close to home. It went a few feet into everybodys yard. Covered the sidewalks. Took our mailbox all the way down to 30th street. Cell phone video caught one man stuck on the roof of his suv as the flood waters swirled around him. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department several people throughout the city had to be rescued from stalled or flooded vehicles. The coast guard is showing off its historic haul. 66,000 pounds of cocaine. There were bales of it all seized from smugglers lined up in rows. The largest known drug seizure known in coast guard history worth billions of dollars. Youre looking at 33 million lines of coke. This could be the center piece in a stellar year for drug busts. The numbers are massive. Its rated at 2 billion of coke. Authoritie
Florida. Even though it is still bad enough. Still bad see the reinsurers, worst performers last week, up 5 right now. Irma has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm now georgia and alabama are in its sights while the hurricane as bill mentioned buwasnt as bad as it could have been, the Economic Impact is real Jackie Deangelis having a look at impact on agriculture like sugar and oranges. We were talking about that last week. Well see what the impact may turn out to be. Plus 6 Million People wait for power to be restored, were going to talk to duke energys florida president about the efforts there. And the ceo of florida insurer, heritage, will talk about how his company is is assessing the damage as the cleanup begins lets start with the big rally in stocks, up more than 1 on the dow. The s p is in record territory joining our closing bell exchange, mark lehman from j p securities, steve grasso at post 9. Rick santelli at his perch at the cme in chicago steve, were calling it a relief r
Make you their sure foundation. From this foundation, may they gain strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Help them to base their hope on your exceedingly great and precious promises, as you do for them more than they can ask or imagine. May they have such an inner sense of your presence that they will desire to commune with you throughout this day. And lord, bless our incoming summer page class. May these young people increase intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell last week the senate voted on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis to advance the iran sanctions bill currently bef
Of Naval Operations John Richardson and comidant robert miller. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the plans and programs in the department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their distinguished service and is civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. They have reported shortfalls and readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new capabilities. And yet, as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spending, four more years of the budget control act and the threat of sequestration. We desperately need a new approach. U
One of the things we heard those that were separated during basic training one of the witnesses the or a slut or a lesbian rand i forget what the third one was. So we need to look at is whether or not it is feasible to integrate basic training and what they need to have the renovation so the women are trained some distance away so what that would be needed if we attempted to into the integration . And that is a good result in terms of finding a way to live together and Work Together and be respectful of each other. I yield back. Any other members wish to debate the amendment . The gentleman from colorado. So certainly to integrate so i oppose the amendment. Further discussion . In to the maximum extent possible and long before we go to congress with the challenges and rationale tarasco it will take in further the discussion. Questions on the amendment offered from the gentle lady from california . Those in favor . Oppose . The amendment is agreed to. The amendment says that the desk. T