Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 92, the nays are 6 and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on the gibson nomination. Mr. Reid madam president , i yield back all that time. The presiding officer without objection. The question is on the nomination. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes have it. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, the president will be immediately notified of the senates action and the senate will resume legislative session. Mr. Reid madam president , with the consent of the senate i ask we proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask
lincoln to argo . how much of it is fiction? nightly news begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. there is misery going on in the middle of this country, along with total paralysis across a wide area, because of an unusually large and wide-ranging winter storm. as one meteorologist put it today, instead of pouring rain, it is pouring snow. massive amounts of it shutting down interstates and airports, schools and state houses. as this moves from west to east. before it s all over, this one storm will cover 750,000 square miles. it will hit fully 20% of the u.s. population. 60 million americans. we have it all covered tonight, starting with weather channel meteorologist mike seidel. he s in kansas city, where this storm, by the way, is hitting two days after that huge explosion and fire in the downtown area. but it s just one of the cities in the path. mike, good evening. and good evening
nearly ground to a halt. in kansas, authorities closed dozens of roads and highways, including a 90-mile stretch of interstate 70. parts of the state were buried under more than 14 inches of snow today. it fell so fast in wichita, the city was forced to hire 20 additional snowplows. blizzard conditions were a challenge, even for them. the roads were so bad in illinois, this minivan lost control, taking out a traffic light. a state of emergency was declared for all of missouri, with the governor urging residents to stay off the roads. kansas city international airport was closed for much of the day, and hundreds of flights across the region were cancelled. i first walked in, i saw the line here, and i said, this cannot be good. farther south, snow, rain, sleet, and dangerous icy conditions. in st. louis, salt trucks blanketed the city in preparation and officials activated the emergency operation center. they will be out all day long, plowing the roads and preparing fo
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