a confirmation vote on president biden s nominee to be general council. cia has been scheduled for 11:45 eastern this morning. this is live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. let us pray. p. the chaplain: eternal god, we know that you exist. every time we hear a baby cry or touch a leaf, we are reminded of your presence in our world. lord, continue to look with favor upon our senators. enable them to go from strength to strength as they strive to live in day-time compartments. guide them around the obstacles that hinder them from living for your glory. as they strive to please you, empower them to stand for right and leave the consequences to you. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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, indivisib
mass shooting. additionally there s new word how his father apparently helped him obtain a gun license he likely should not have had given the red flags in his recent past. this young man who apparently had attempted suicide and yet his father helped him get a gun license. more on all of it shortly. first, though, because we now have the names of all seven people killed. we want to begin with who they were. he d just celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary. his wife and four daughters were everything to him. his daughter telling cnn he would have turned 70 on friday. despite being the oldest victim at 88, steven strausss was still active, still enjoying life according to one grandson. nicholas toledo had eight children, countless grandchildren. one of them describes him as a loving man who was creative, adventurous and funny. in highland park from mexico visiting family he was 78. taught preschool, served on the staff of a local citadel, just couldn t find a lovelier person.
this hasn t happened in in decades and decades. world leaders are reacting tonight to the assassination of former japanese prime minister bay. the deadly attack made all the more shocking by taking place in a nation where gun violence and political attacks are uncommon. thank you for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 9. i m vicki liviakis and i m ken wayne. grant. lotus is off now. police say the suspect is a 41 year-old man with a military background. they say he confessed to the shooting and is expected to be charged with murder. president biden visited the japanese ambassador s residence in washington today to leave flowers as well as a handwritten note, the note said in part, quote, it is not only a loss to his wife and family and the people of japan. it is a loss to the world, a man of peace and judgment. he will be missed. former president obama s also bays, death saying he was devoted to both the country. he served and the extraordinary alliance between the
forward as the state releases new updated mass guidance for kids ahead of the school year. a copy variant is continuing to spread rapidly across the bay area. i could not see him doing that. i think that i have gone to school for 13 years with somebody that is capable of mass murder? it makes no sense to me. new details about the accused shooter, police say killed seven people during the fourth of july parade in illinois, how police say the suspect got away from the scene and the quick maneuver he allegedly made. good morning on this wednesday, thank you for starting your morning with us. i am marcus washington. laura has the week off. we will check on the weather and the traffic pictures up ahead but first moving you forward as your students prepared to head back to the classroom, don t tell them the. the state is not planning to bring back this mask mandate, this comes as the contagious be a five variant spreads right here in the bay area. ginger is live this mo
shooting in 4july parade in chicago has been charged with the seven counts of murder. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney. the australian city has had eight months of rain injust four days. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1am in london where borisjohnson s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of his most senior ministers. the chancellor of the exchequer, effectively the finance minister, rishi sunak and the health secretary sajid javid quit within a few minutes of each other, saying they could no longer serve under the prime minister, and that the public expected the government to be, conducted properly, competently and seriously. it follows the unravelling of the official account of what the prime minister knew about the case of chris pincher the former minister accused of sexual misconduct. mrjohnson s g