Addition to the pandemic relief and fighting the coronavirus, what else should be a priority. Republicans, one line, democrats, one line, independents and others,. One line you can also send us a text. Include your name and where you are texting from. And onter, cspanwj facebook. We will hear from a couple of members of Congress Later in the program. We will ask them both about the status of a potential pandemic relief bill. We will also show you some of the highlights from last nights cnn interview. First, a piece from page of washington journal using data from johns hopkins. The whole front page, if you go online, you will see the interactive map showing the spread of the virus across the country. The april 17 spring peak, july 25 at summer peak, the low point between the summer and fall of september 19. So far, in the fall, the fall peak to describe, two weeks in november, over 2 million cases. Over 12 million cases. The bottom line is how the surge engulfed. They write today, about
Show. I love that. You were talking about how much you loved yesterdays weather. Some think its a little too warm, but it was beautiful. We had the high clouds and we have the warmth this morning and look at the 70s on the map. Should be at 64 so above average to start the day and finish the day. 72 in tampa right now. Its 66 in brooksville and 69 in frostproof and 72 in sarasota and overall we have a little bit of a breeze. Ive been watching low and out in northern citrus. I want to oint out Crystal River may see some high clouds. Again, a dry day and breezy day in the low 80s by noon and hit 86 today. Halloween will be warm and dry. Ill have the numbers for the alcides the southbound lanes are closed in the area of watrous avenue and bayshore boulevard. Were waiting to find out how many people and cars are involved. Tampa police say the southbound lanes will be closed indefinitely while they investigate. Well bring you the latest information on that as soon as it becomes available. T
Us. Police have one man in custody tonight. After responding to a call about an unresponsive 7 yearold at the siegel suites. Fox5s Kathleen Jacob is live at the scene after talking to police. Kathleen . Faith,, this is still an active crime scene. You can see the back half of this parking lot is completely taped off and police are still investigating what led to this horrible traumatic death. They say 7 people room here. The mother of the child and her three kids. Plus another couple and their two kids. The man that is a part of that other couple is the one police think is responsible. These are some of the most difficult investigations that any of us have to deal with, even from the most experienced detectives. Its very sad that we are investigating this as a child abuse death. Police got the call around 3 pm from the Fire Department. A 7yearold child. Unresponsive. The signs point to abuse. The initial reports were that it was trauma to the body of the child, so its not a child had m
Christ the King Catholic church in sioux center. Abc9 News Reporter Christina Gri Hall va has more on how this church is rapidly growing. nats bells and singing its kind of like a death as theirir preparing to sayay goodbye e the place and D E Community that theyve known for so long. The Sioux City Diocese announcing last week theyll be closing around 40 parishes due to declining attendance and fewer priests in siouxland. But one church in sioux center is actually seeing their numbers grow. Christ the King Catholic church while the youngest church in the diocese of sioux city has been able to keep its doors open for their growing congregation. Many of our parishes were founded 100125 years ago, um and here were just new, were very young, um immigrants, so were still discovering in one sense who we are and who well be, so its a lot of challenges, but yet their the good kind of challenges, that theres the potential for growth. With a boom in economy growth in Industries Like agriculture
Past; you are our hope for the years to come. Thank you for leading us beside the still waters of your wisdom and through the Green Pastures of your peace. Empower our senators for the task of this day. May they put right before expediency, others before self, principle before partisanship, and you before all else. Lord, keep our lawmakers under the canopy of your care, sustaining them with your grace amid all sunshine and shadow. And, lord, thank you that america still stands with lamp held aloft as a beacon of freedom for our world. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore 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, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell p later this morning the senate will have an opportunity to pass the f.