The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 17, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable david n. Cicilline to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the assistant parliamentarian. O father of mercies, god of all comfort, our only help in time of need, we humbly beseech thee to behold, visit and relief all our servants for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon us all with mercy. Comfort us with goodness. Preserve us from the temptations of the enemy, and give us patience under our aflick shun. In our good time restore us to health and enable us to lead the residue of our lives in thy fear and to thy glory and grant finally we may dwell with thee in life everlasting, main. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967,
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Announce a Record Number of new coronavirus cases the un secretary general says the Global Pandemic response lacks corporation and unity and we visit an exhibition that looks into the constant help understand the risks ahead for refugees and migrants. We begin in the u. S. And the raging controversy over Donald Trumps refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the november election while democrats have hit out of the president Senior Republicans in the u. S. Have also been distancing themselves from his remarks that promise an orderly transition of power but trump is refusing to back off his once again questioned the fantasy of postal voting before leaving for Campaign Rallies in North Carolina and florida. We want to make sure the election is honest and im not sure that it cant be i dont i dont know that it can be with this whole situation until is it valid or unsolicited they think said that everybody else will say but if you remember Hillary Clinton just a week ag
Undetected british Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked england to comply with new covered 1000 rules to avoid even tougher restrictions. Hoping for help but doubtful any will come we need some of the farmers and villagers whove lost everything in sudans floods and anxiety builds on the irish border as a build threatens to throw bricks it talks into further disarray. A number of people have died from corona virus in the us has now topped 200000 on the day that threshold was passed President Trump moved again to cast blame on china in an address to the Un General Assembly he slammed the country he said unleashed this plague on the world china in response call for unity in the fight against covert 19 is a diplomatic editor james betts like all the other World Leaders speaking at the u. N. President trump speech was prerecorded his words were as controversial as as well. We have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy the china virus which has claimed countless lives in 188. 00 co