Mr. Cotton madam president. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Cotton in the next few days Senate Democrats will move to discharge a war powers resolution to tie the president s hands in defending this nation against iran and terrorist masterminds like Qasam Soleimani. Lets think about how we got here and the implications of this reckless action. Qasam soleimani has the blood of thousands of americans on his hands and hundreds of thousands of innocent souls across the middle east. For more than 20 years he was the Supreme Leaders most trusted lieutenant, irans terror mastermind, the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers in iraq and afghanistan by supplying the most deadly kind of roadside bombs soldiers ever faced. He and his proxies and iranian leaders like him are responsible for bombings of our embassies in places like lebanon and kuwait. Theyre in no small part responsible for the ongoing horror of the Syrian Civil War or the civil war in
And despite heavy police presence, saying the threat has been contained. Campus is safe. And classes resuming. We do have parents shown up here waiting for updates on their children still concerned this morning. The late egst update from polics calling us this. Called in 9 00 p. A. M. Central hh school. Whats being called a knife assault t a student has been apprehended and surrounded to school authorities. This has upstairs level of central high school. Again, the weapon in this case recovered as well. Described as a small blade. A small knife. We do know lock down was ordered here on campus and was lifted here a short triime ago. Meantime, parents have shown up looking for what has been a trying morning at central high school. Only thing going through my mind, oh, my god my son, where is he. And texting and not texting us back. So that makes us more worried. Im still shaking. While they had the students on lock down, communicate with the parents by way of text message, email, somethi
Something. Let us know something. The situation is stable. The students have been returned to their classrooms. There are not fights. There are not people wandering the halls. Reporter police say the incident began with a fight between three male students. Why and how it escalated to the point of a double stabbing is still under investigation. All of the kids involved are expected to be okay. This student wants better security inside of his school. The school doesnt really take a proper precaution or what happens in the school and who has what, whats being brought into the school. So, its really a school thing they have to get under control. Reporter Prince Georges County police say the knife used was somewhere between two to 3 inches. The ceo for the Prince Georges County School System says he does not envision magnet ometers but they envision it in the coming days. Im tracee wilkins. Back to you in the studio. Concerned students and parents. Thank you, tracee. We have some breaking n
Student Xavier Williams says he didnt see this coming. I know the person that was in the incidents im just like, wow, you know, im shocked. Reporter outside the school, police and the ceo of the School System worked to calm the fears of nervous parents who couldnt reach their children after the school was placed on lockdown. Obviously theres no longer a threat because the person was apprehended. Communicate with the parents by way of text message, email, something. Let us know something. The situation is stable. The students have been returned to their classrooms. Reporter police say the incident began with a fight between three male students. Why and how it escalated to the point of a double stabbing is still under investigation. All of the kids involved are expected to be okay. This student wants better security inside of his school. The school doesnt really take a proper precautions of maybe what happens in the school, who has what, whats being brought into the school. So, its reall
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