Think. Broken can the senate save itself and the country . And im just curious what is your conclusion to that question . Guest tom first of all im thrilled to have a conversation with you. When cspan told me that you were going to do it i felt like i had won the lottery, to see an old friend but also a great senator and Senate Leader and an author too on this subject. They can get much better than that. Host thank you. Im flattered. Guest the easy answer is that the jury is still out on how its going to go. What i tried to convey in the book was first the senate has declined over long period of time, not a couple of years, more like a couple of decades and the senate has declined in a way, the decline goes like that and then its deepens over the last nine or 10 years. What we are facing now i believe its a very diminished diminished and weakened we didnt senate at precisely the time that we need a strong one. All of a sudden we are facing the possibility, lets say we are the facing th
Mellaney, what are they doing . Doinfifi crews have been working on this scene for hours. They say what theyre doing now is making sure there isnt any smoldering debris. Debris. The amana fire chief says they arrived to find the northern thihi of the building in flames. He says they had to use a hose from the south side at first because the smoke, flames and heat were too intense. It took about two hours and the help of the oxford, norway and fairfax Fire Departments bringing in water to fight the fire. More than thirty golf carts were also destroyed. The general manager says nobody should have been in the building at the time. He says he wowoered w bad the fire wouldlde as he drove toward the towering smoke. 1 10 you drive up here over the hill and you kind of see that theres maybe one wall of the clubhouse thats still standing. Its like. Wow. Thereeabsolutely nothing left. Left. Community members also told us they hope the building that stood here for 25 years will be rebuilt. Staff
Next chance of rain. In continuing coverage. The trial is in the hands of a jury now as they work to find a verdict for a man accused of murdering a woman store. Nicholas leurkins is charged with first degree murder. Hes accused of stabbing and killing 29yearold Lynnsey Donald in front of her seven year old son. Donald was stabbed as she was walking out of the marion hyvee in the middle of the afternoon in april. The first homicide in marion in seven years. Kwwls Hillary Maglin was in the court room today. Hillary what can you tell us . Both prosecution and defense presented their closing statements to the jury after several days of testimony here in linn county. Prosecutors again showed evidence. Such as the murder weapon and notebook full of luerkens plans. As well as video of the incident. Defense restated their claim that luerkens was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the murder and sot. Cg prosecution there came a time when the defendant handwriting. sot. Cg defense
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