Bblg of. Mr. Sanders mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , as everybody knows, the Republican Party now controls the u. S. House, the u. S. Senate, and the white house. We also know that unless a budget agreement is reached by december 22, the United States government will shut down, which will cause serious harm to our country, including the men and women in the armed forces and our veterans. Mr. President , i do not know why the Republican Party, which controls all the branches of government, wants to shut our government down. I think thats wrong. I think a shutdown will be very hurtful to people from coast to coast. Now, President Trump said earlier this year, he tweeted, quote, our country needs a good shutdown, end of quote. I strongly disagree. I dont think we need a good shutdown. I think we need to reach an agreement on a budget which works for the middle class of our country and not just the wealth
A shooting involving philadelphia police. Im tamrah here with jeanette reyes. It began at 9 00 with the robbery of a deli at the 5200 block of the could be creek section. And they spotted a vehicle that matched the trips of the one driven bit suspect. And they gave chase and when the officer approached. The police say he made threatening motions. He motioned to his waist band and the officer struck him one in the check. Investigators say that the vehicle he was driving may have been stolen. And now on to our other big story of the day. That is the weather cold windchills are hanging around and actually we have this breaking news coming to you right now. From the german town section firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on this part of the city. The fire started at 11 00 as the chopper zooms in firefighters are on the roof. And smoke is billowing out of that hole in the center of the structure and the windows are burned out and its not clear what sparked the blaze and from the s