Judicial nominations. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Ee ternl god, we are grateful that you continue to rule the universe. We being a knowledge that though wrong seems so strong your purposes will be fulfilled. Lord, we praise you for your promise that in everything you continue to work for the good of those who love you. Mighty god, let your will be done lest our law makers bless our lawmakers. Listen to their prayers. Quench their thirst for your proence with your abiding love. May they not forget the many times you have helped them in the past. We pray in your gracious 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 of
Boris johnson and e. U. Leaders were a side show the way that breaks it is going to be decided the outcome of breaks it is here in the u. K. And its ultimately all about now what these opposition parties are able to pull together ahead of the brics that deadline to try and stop Boris Johnson hes vowed to deliver bricks it do or die and ultimately the ball is now in their court to see if they can find some way of building a coalition of support to try and stop that this is johnson is great to get your expertise on this me appreciate your time that is John Johnston live and london thank you. Were going to hong kong now where protesters are turning their anger against the Airline Cathay pacific on after 12 weeks of rallies demonstrators are gathering in the central financial district after more than 20 of the carrier star were fired for protesting it follows a weekend of violent marches with petrol bombs and bricks were hurled at raja police beijing has demanded the airline suspend stop a
Intense battles and most of the small graveyards were formed those who suspect their relatives are under the rubble also want proper burials and possible closure for some of the other they are the old city of mosul. At least 25. 00 people have been killed in an attack on a bar in mexico that happened on tuesday night in the southeastern city of course the attack of started a fire which injured several other People Police say the blaze may have been gasoline bombs now the u. N. Says a 1000000000 children in the world are living in poverty and theyre not just in the poorest countries in the u. S. California has one of the highest rates of any state and the lack of Affordable Housing is making it worse rob reynolds reports from the town of watsonville thats just south of san francisco. Less than 50 kilometers from the vast wealth of Silicon Valley michelle basara her daughter and granddaughter live in a dilapidated trailer without Running Water or indoor plumbing think we have summer to s
Messaging and the governments plan is now very tightly controlled its do or die were leaving at the end of october deal or no deal the people on the other side of the argument most of these are the m. P. s do not have that same level of discipline some of them want no breaks or together some of them want a referendum and some of them want a breaks it but they just want to avoid no deal so theyre starting point is completely different i think number 10 and the government have seen this and thought i actually this is there already so divided this is a way to completely pull the rug from underneath their feet and just to carry on with the plan that we want and so paranoid having that kind of parliamentary scrutiny. That will certainly cause issues for them and for their plans came out saying thank you so much for joining us from london we appreciate that. Yemen has recognized government has mostly reclaim control of the southern port city of a new including the airport and the president i
A way in which my palm could take that proactive power away from the more nick if it so chose to do so they alleged could be that stockpile be brocht mr cannon it is great to get your expertise on if you really appreciate your time that is me. Thank you. We are going to move on to other news now to yemen where the un recognized government has launched an attack against us back to southern separatists and aden and its now taken control of the International Airport it is the latest move to recapture the port city from the separatist Southern Transitional council forces for to control of it 2 weeks ago all flights to the airport have been suspended and the building evacuated because of the fighting the u. N. Says at least 40 people have been killed in several days of fighting hundreds more have been engineered well lets get more on this were joined now by their sort of mom hes the director of the office of Foreign Affairs off the Southern Transitional council in new york and hes joining u