The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Warner mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Warner i ask that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Warner mr. President , i rise today to celebrate the passage of the Great American outdoors act. The passage of this historic legislation marks a once in a generation step by this body to restore and conserve our National Parks as well as our countrys national heritage. It builds on an american tradition of conserving our natural wonders and shared public spaces. It reaffirms our commitment to preserve if for future generations. Its also important to note that this is a jobs bill. According to a recent study, the Great American outdoors act will help create or support 100,000 jobs all over the country, including 10,000 in my home state of virginia at a time when millions of americans are out of work. Currently the National Park servic
Arms embargo but will it be enough. On the rise again china reports an increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus after 2 days of an apparent drop in new cases almost 90 percent of the new infectious in the city of la. Thank you so much for joining us everyone we begin with an s. Of investigation by g. W. News that has confirmed what chinas camps housing my know how minority weaker muslims are not engaging in fighting extremism as the government claims the camps are being used to imprison people simply because theyre weaker the United Nations believes as many as 1000000 weekers are being held at camps in change and province. Well chinese authorities claim the people in the camps are there voluntarily and that theyre receiving Vocational Training to improve their skills and help fight extremism but d. W. Nears and his german Media Partners andy are. There the air and the daily sudar chat site dont have evidence that contradicts that narrative and confirms what many h
Good morning, and welcome to the u. S. Chamber of commerce and to launch, the space economy, our Second Annual space summit. Events such as this are a team effort and we deeply appreciate the support of our sponsors, boeing, northrop, rocket lab, oneweb, hawkeye 360, and ascend. We have been businessy over the past year. From policy discussions ranging from management of commercial aviation and space launch airspace, to small satellite encryption and deorbit insurance and commercial opportunities aboard the iss and future gateway. We even convened a roundtable with a commandant of the u. S. Coast guard regarding the need of greater use of spaceenabled surveillance of the arctic waterways. Suffice to say the chambers procurement and Space Industry Council has an everexpanding set of policy pursuits. Fortunately, we have an enthusiastic space industry ceo here at the chamber. After last years summit tom donahue bro an articwrote an ar which i will quote. He wrote, harnessing the economic
Have. I have no tvs. I have no dressers. I have nothing. Reporter multiple aftershocks continue to rock the region. Abcs eva pilgrim experiencing one firsthand. Got to get out. Get out, get out. Reporter yesterdays 6. 4 earthquake hitting just after 10 30 a. M. Local time in the mo have desert, the epicenter 11 miles northeast of the town of ridge crest. This Surveillance Video inside of a market capturing the moment it hit, a store employee running for safety. These children performing in a fourth of july show when the ground start to shake. Pete robles was underneath his th whole l to the oor, forced to evacuate. A nearby trailer park hit hard knocking this home off its foundation. I didnt realize it was going to be that big. It was big. Im shook up and i it was hard getting out too. Reporter seismologists have described this as a strike slip quake meaning the two plates along the fault moved parallel to each other but in opposite directions. Now a day after the main quake, the clean
Story, a veteran Police Officer in Critical Condition after she was shot in the line of duty. Tonight, i stand before you fully emotional, angry, grateful, with a profound sense of pride of the officers of this department. The chief calls it a cowardly act. The chief says officer was ambushed while responding for help. Stephanie . Reporter neighbors that we spoke with the tell us that the suspect lived with himself with his partner and they often had family over however they were surprised to hear that he was an active felon who was on probation. An officer fighting for her life following an ambush at the san jose neighborhood. I heard a gunshot, and then i heard the Police Officer in a lot of pain. This cowardly act, happened earlier this morning. Chief anthony mata said it happened around 8 00 this morning when the woman said her husband was drunk, try to hit her, and broke down the bathroom door. Of the officers attempted to call up to the front door balcony and announce themselves